Schneise

[ˈʃnaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈʃnaɪ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schneise” is uncommon German (frequency #65,657 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,657
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - freier, langgezogener Streifen durch die Vegetation, insbesondere durch den Wald

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneise · Schneise · German

Schneise · rank #65,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,657
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmerzte

Nearest frequency peer: schmerzte (-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 „Schneise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneise
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnaɪ̯zə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneise“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmerzte“ (#65,656), „Schockstarre“ (#65,658), „Schmelzpunkt“ (#65,655). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneise“ bei #65,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneise is uncommon German at frequency #65,657 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schneise, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schneise, spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    freier, langgezogener Streifen durch die Vegetation, insbesondere durch den Wald
  2. 2
    vorbestimmter Luftkorridor für Start und Landung von Flugzeugen
  3. 3
    vegetationsfreier oder vegetationsarmer Streifen, um das Überspringen von Bränden zu erschweren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch eine Schneise erblickte man von der Sennhütte aus die undankbare Steppe der kreidigen und unfruchtbaren Gemeindeweiden, die, vom letzten Balkon aus gesehen, dem offenen Meere glich und mit der frischen Natur des Sees und seiner Ufer kontrastierte.“
  2. „Dann weiter und weiter in den Wald hinein bis zu der Schneise, die dessen Rande parallel in ungeheurem Halbkreis durch das Dickicht führte.“

Synonyms

DurchhauDurchhiebSchlagWaldschneiseFlugschneiseBrandschneiseFeuerschneise

Antonyms

BewuchsBuschwerkDickichtGestrüppUnterholz

This word in other languages

aisle(English)vereda(Español)couloir(Français)aerovia(Português)

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 "Schneise"?
"Schneise" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnaɪ̯zə].
What does "Schneise" mean?
As a noun, "Schneise" means: freier, langgezogener Streifen durch die Vegetation, insbesondere durch den Wald
How do you pronounce "Schneise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneise" is [ˈʃnaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneise" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwenke#65,667sauberem#65,646sammelst#65,642Seyfried#65,682

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list