Schneiderei

[ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Schneiderei” is uncommon German (frequency #80,894 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,894
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werkstatt zur Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneiderei · Schneiderei · German

Schneiderei · rank #80,894 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,894
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnarch

Nearest frequency peer: schnarch (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schneiderei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schneiderei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneiderei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneiderei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneiderei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schneidereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnarch“ (#80,893), „schnurr“ (#80,895), „schmökern“ (#80,892). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneiderei“ bei #80,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneiderei is uncommon German at frequency #80,894 among 8,027 “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

  1. 1
    Werkstatt zur Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen
  2. 2
    Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen als Tätigkeit
  3. 3
    Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen als erlernbares Handwerk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schneiderei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Eine Schneiderei nämlich sei noch nie da gewesen.“
  2. „Er streifte sich ein paar Strohkrümel von der Tunika und sah hinüber zu Giselas Schneiderei.“

Synonyms

SchneiderwerkstattSchneiderwerkstätte

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schneiderei"?
"Schneiderei" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Schneiderei" mean?
As a noun, "Schneiderei" means: Werkstatt zur Herstellung von Kleidungsstücken aus gewebten Stoffen
How do you pronounce "Schneiderei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneiderei" is [ʃnaɪ̯dəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneiderei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schneiderei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list