Schneider

/[ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,277

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

Schneider is aGermannoun. It means: meist selbstständiger Handwerker, Gewerbetreibender, der Kleidung anfertigt oder ändert Pronounced [ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ]. It ranks #3,277 in German word frequency. Often confused with schneien and Schreier.

Key facts for Schneider
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneider
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,277
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schneider is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,277 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 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 Schneider, with forms such as "cshneider", "scchneider", and "schenider". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "schneien", "Schreier", "schneller", 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 Schneider, spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist selbstständiger Handwerker, Gewerbetreibender, der Kleidung anfertigt oder ändert
  2. 2
    ein Weißfisch (Alburnus bipunctatus), Schneiderfisch
  3. 3
    dünnes, langbeiniges Insekt, z. B. Schnake (Tipulidae) oder Wasserläufer (Gerridae)
  4. 4
    dünnes, langbeiniges Spinnentier, z. B. Weberknecht (Opiliones)
  5. 5
    das Erreichen nur der Hälfte oder weniger der zum Gewinn nötigen Augen (Punkte)
  6. 6
    großes Wildschwein, Sau
  7. 7
    ein Angler, der keinen Fisch gefangen hat

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshneider,scchneider,schenider,schhneider,schnedier,schneidder,schneiderr,schneidre,schneiedr,schnieder,schnneider,scnheider,shcneider,sschneider

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schneider

Misspelling Variants of "Schneider"

cshneider9scchneider10schenider9schhneider10schnedier9schneidder10schneiderr10schneidre9
Misspelling Variants of "Schneider"

Frequency rank: #3,277 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schneider"?
"Schneider" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ].
What does "Schneider" mean?
As a noun, "Schneider" means: meist selbstständiger Handwerker, Gewerbetreibender, der Kleidung anfertigt oder ändert
What words are commonly confused with "Schneider"?
"Schneider" is commonly confused with "schneien", "Schreier", "schneller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schneider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneider" is [ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneider" come from?
"Schneider" 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.