schneiden

/[ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,991

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

schneiden is aGermanverb. It means: mit einem Schneidewerkzeug (wie einem Messer) einen Gegenstand oder einen Teil von ihm abtrennen Pronounced [ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. It ranks #3,991 in German word frequency. Often confused with Schweden and schreien.

Key facts for schneiden
PropertyValue
Headwordschneiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,991
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schneiden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schneiden is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,991 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for schneiden, with forms such as "cshneiden", "scchneiden", and "scheniden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schweden", "schreien", "schneien", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schneiden, spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Schneidewerkzeug (wie einem Messer) einen Gegenstand oder einen Teil von ihm abtrennen
  2. 2
    mit einem Schneidewerkzeug einem Gegenstand oder einer Person eine tiefe Furche beibringen; die Person dadurch verletzen
  3. 3
    mit einem Schneidewerkzeug den Gegenstand in Stücke zerteilen
  4. 4
    mit einem Schneidewerkzeug mehrere separate Gegenstände durch Teilung herstellen
  5. 5
    ein Produkt durch Tätigkeiten formen oder gestalten, die ein schneidendes Zerteilen oder Entfernen wie unter [1–4] umfassen
  6. 6
    einen oder mehrere Punkte gemeinsam haben
  7. 7
    eine Straßenkurve unzulässig abkürzen
  8. 8
    unfair überholen
  9. 9
    wenn der Gegner keine lückenlose Kette von Karten von oben herab besitzt, eine unsichere untere Karte von ihm mit einer stärkeren eigenen Karte stechen
  10. 10
    sich täuschen
  11. 11
    jemanden absichtlich und demonstrativ übersehen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshneiden,scchneiden,scheniden,schhneiden,schnedien,schneidden,schneidenn,schneidne,schneiedn,schnieden,schnneiden,scnheiden,shcneiden,sschneiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schneiden

Misspelling Variants of "schneiden"

cshneiden9scchneiden10scheniden9schhneiden10schnedien9schneidden10schneidenn10schneidne9
Misspelling Variants of "schneiden"

Frequency rank: #3,991 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schneiden"?
"schneiden" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩].
What does "schneiden" mean?
As a verb, "schneiden" means: mit einem Schneidewerkzeug (wie einem Messer) einen Gegenstand oder einen Teil von ihm abtrennen
What words are commonly confused with "schneiden"?
"schneiden" is commonly confused with "Schweden", "schreien", "schneien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schneiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schneiden" is [ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schneiden" come from?
"schneiden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.