schniefen

[ˈʃniːfn̩]

/[ˈʃniːfn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“schniefen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutlich wahrnehmbar durch die Nasenlöcher einatmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schniefen · schniefen · German

schniefen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for schniefen
PropertyValue
Headwordschniefen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃniːfn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schniefen“ im Deutschen

schniefenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schniefen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃniːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutlich wahrnehmbar durch die Nasenlöcher einatmen".

schniefen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schniefen, spelled S-C-H-N-I-E-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutlich wahrnehmbar durch die Nasenlöcher einatmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schniefen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich schniefe schon den ganzen Tag, weil meine Nase läuft.
  2. Warum schniefst du denn so?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schniefen"?
"schniefen" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-E-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃniːfn̩].
What does "schniefen" mean?
As a verb, "schniefen" means: deutlich wahrnehmbar durch die Nasenlöcher einatmen
How do you pronounce "schniefen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schniefen" is [ˈʃniːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schniefen" come from?
"schniefen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list