schnellstens
[ˈʃnɛlstn̩s]
The verdict
“schnellstens” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,276 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #30,276
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so schnell wie möglich
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schnellstens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈʃnɛlstn̩s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #30,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schnellstens” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schnellstens is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃnɛlstn̩s]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,276 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "so schnell wie möglich".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for schnellstens, with forms such as "cshnellstens", "scchnellstens", and "schenllstens". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "schnellste", "schnellsten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schnellstens, spelled S-C-H-N-E-L-L-S-T-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1so schnell wie möglich
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshnellstens,scchnellstens,schenllstens,schhnellstens,schnellsetns,schnellsstens,schnellstenns,schnellstenss,schnellstesn,schnellstnes,schnellsttens,schnelltsens,schnelsltens,schnelstens,schnlelstens,schnnellstens,scnhellstens,shcnellstens,sschnellstens
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schnellstens - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “schnellstens”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-E-L-L-S-T-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃnɛlstn̩s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “schnellste” - see the side-by-side comparison. schnellstens vs schnellste
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.