Schnepfe
[ˈʃnɛp͡fə]
The verdict
“Schnepfe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbezeichnung für die Familie der Schnepfenvögel
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnepfe · Schnepfe · German
Schnepfe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schnepfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnɛp͡fə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnepfe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnepfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɛp͡fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schnepfe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schnepfe, spelled S-C-H-N-E-P-F-E.
Definition
- 1Sammelbezeichnung für die Familie der Schnepfenvögel
- 2landläufige Bezeichnung für Waldschnepfe
- 3Bezeichnung für eine Prostituierte
- 4wenig geschätzte weibliche Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schnepfe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Allen Schnepfen gemeinsam ist der lange, spitze Schnabel.
„Eine der wenigen Begebenheiten, die den beschaulichen Inselalltag aus dem Rhythmus brachten, war der Zug der Stare, Drosseln und Schnepfen, die im Frühjahr und Herbst auf der Insel zwischenlandeten.“
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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.