Schneise
German, noun/ˈʃnaɪ̯zə/
Schneise is spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 65,066th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schneise is a German feminine noun meaning “aisle, swath, swathe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “freier, langgezogener Streifen durch die Vegetation, insbesondere durch den Wald”.
What does Schneise mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaisle, swath, swathe
- 2
feminineellipsis of Brandschneise (“firebreak”)
- 3
femininecorridor
- 4
datedfemininesnare, sling, animal trap
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. freier, langgezogener Streifen durch die Vegetation, insbesondere durch den Wald 2. vorbestimmter Luftkorridor für Start und Landung von Flugzeugen 3. vegetationsfreier oder vegetationsarmer Streifen, um das Überspringen von Bränden zu erschweren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schneise
- Schneisen plural
- Schnaid alternative obsolete
- Schnaide alternative obsolete
- Schnais alternative obsolete
- Schnaise alternative obsolete
- Schnaiße alternative obsolete
- Schnede alternative obsolete
- Schneiße alternative obsolete
- Schneite alternative obsolete
- Schneuse alternative obsolete
- Schneuße alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schneise?
- /ˈʃnaɪ̯zə/
- [ˈʃnaɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schneise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schneise in German?
Schneise appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).