schneidig
[ˈʃnaɪ̯dɪç]
The verdict
“schneidig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Dinge selbstbewusst und mit Schneid angehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-schneidig · schneidig · German
schneidig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schneidig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃnaɪ̯dɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schneidig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schneidig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃnaɪ̯dɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schneidig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schneidig, spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1die Dinge selbstbewusst und mit Schneid angehend
- 2von elegantem und flottem Auftreten
- 3von scharfem und eindringendem Verstand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schneidig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der junge Mann hat aber ein schneidiges Auftreten!
Ihr neuer Freund ist ein schneidiger Kerl.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.