Schnepfe
German, noun/ˈʃnɛp.fə/
Schnepfe is spelled S-C-H-N-E-P-F-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnepfe is a German feminine noun meaning “snipe (game bird of the family Scolopacidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sammelbezeichnung für die Familie der Schnepfenvögel”.
What does Schnepfe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnipe (game bird of the family Scolopacidae)
- 2
femininewoodcock
- 3
derogatoryfeminineunpleasant, unlikable woman
- 4
colloquialderogatoryfeminineprostitute
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sammelbezeichnung für die Familie der Schnepfenvögel 2. landläufige Bezeichnung für Waldschnepfe 3. Bezeichnung für eine Prostituierte 4. wenig geschätzte weibliche Person
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 Schnepfe
- Schnepfen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnepfe?
- /ˈʃnɛp.fə/
- [ˈʃnɛp͡fə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schnepfe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schnepfe in German?
Schnepfe appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).