schnellster

[ˈʃnɛlstɐ]

/[ˈʃnɛlstɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schnellster” is uncommon German (frequency #52,402 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,402
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnellster · schnellster · German

schnellster · rank #52,402 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,402
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneedecke

Nearest frequency peer: Schneedecke (-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 „schnellster“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnellster
PropertyValue
Headwordschnellster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃnɛlstɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnellster“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schneedecke“ (#52,401), „schreiende“ (#52,403), „schmeichelhaft“ (#52,400). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnellster“ bei #52,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnellster is uncommon German at frequency #52,402 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃnɛlstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schnellster in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schnellster, spelled S-C-H-N-E-L-L-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell

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 "schnellster"?
"schnellster" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-L-L-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɛlstɐ].
What does "schnellster" mean?
As an adjective, "schnellster" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schnell
How do you pronounce "schnellster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnellster" is [ˈʃnɛlstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnellster" come from?
"schnellster" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schneedecke#52,401Salmonellen#52,389Sichtschutz#52,428Soundtracks#52,436

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list