Schneiderei
[ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Schneiderei” is uncommon German (frequency #80,894 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,894
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Werkstatt zur Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schneiderei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #80,894 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schneiderei” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schneiderei is uncommon German at frequency #80,894 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Schneiderei in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schneiderei, spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1Werkstatt zur Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen
- 2Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen als Tätigkeit
- 3Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen als erlernbares Handwerk
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Schneiderei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.