schnipp

[ʃnɪp]

/[ʃnɪp]/ verb

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The verdict

“schnipp” is uncommon German (frequency #78,513 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,513
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnippen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnipp · schnipp · German

schnipp · rank #78,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,513
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneeballsys…

Nearest frequency peer: Schneeballsystem (-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 „schnipp“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnipp
PropertyValue
Headwordschnipp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃnɪp]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnipp“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schnippfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schneeballsystem“ (#78,512), „schottisch“ (#78,515), „schluchzend“ (#78,510). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnipp“ bei #78,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnipp is uncommon German at frequency #78,513 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃnɪp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnippen".

schnipp has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schnipp, spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-P.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnippen

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 "schnipp"?
"schnipp" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃnɪp].
What does "schnipp" mean?
As a verb, "schnipp" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnippen
How do you pronounce "schnipp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnipp" is [ʃnɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnipp" come from?
"schnipp" 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 "schnipp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schöffe#78,528scrollt#78,530Salamis#78,495sabbern#78,490

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list