Schnickschnack
German, noun/ˈʃnɪkˌʃnak/
Schnickschnack is spelled S-C-H-N-I-C-K-S-C-H-N-A-C-K (14 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 35,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnickschnack is a German masculine noun meaning “bric-a-brac, knick-knack (miscellaneous items of little import)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleinere unnötige Dinge”.
What does Schnickschnack mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinebric-a-brac, knick-knack (miscellaneous items of little import)
- 2
colloquialderogatorymasculinefrills, bells and whistles (features considered gimmicky or fancy)
Ich brauche einfach einen stinknormalen Fernseher ohne Schnickschnack.
- 3
colloquialderogatorymasculineempty talk, chatter
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleinere unnötige Dinge 2. leeres Gerede
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 Schnickschnack
- Schnickschnackes genitive
- Schnickschnacks genitive
- Schnickschnacke dative singular
- Schnick-Schnack alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnickschnack?
- /ˈʃnɪkˌʃnak/
- [ˈʃnɪkˌʃnak]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schnickschnack
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schnickschnack in German?
Schnickschnack appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).