schnippeln

[ˈʃnɪpl̩n]

/[ˈʃnɪpl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“schnippeln” is uncommon German (frequency #97,652 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,652
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit kleinen Schnitten schneiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnippeln · schnippeln · German

schnippeln · rank #97,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,652
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schornsteinen

Nearest frequency peer: Schornsteinen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “schnippeln”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “schnippeln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnippeln
PropertyValue
Headwordschnippeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃnɪpl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “schnippeln” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schnippelnliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Schornsteinen“ (#97,653), „schnall“ (#97,650), „schreckhaft“ (#97,654). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnippeln is uncommon German at frequency #97,652 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃnɪpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schnippeln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schnippeln, spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-P-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit kleinen Schnitten schneiden
  2. 2
    das As zurückhalten, um damit später die Zehn, den König oder auch die Dame zu bekommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe das Gemüse geschnippelt.
  2. „Auch der frühere Tod einer Jeans, das Loch, wird aufwendig und so authentisch wie möglich in niet- und nagelneue Jeans geschnippelt.“

Synonyms

schneiden

This word in other languages

émincer(Français)

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 "schnippeln"?
"schnippeln" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-P-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɪpl̩n].
What does "schnippeln" mean?
As a verb, "schnippeln" means: mit kleinen Schnitten schneiden
How do you pronounce "schnippeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnippeln" is [ˈʃnɪpl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnippeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schnippeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schussfeld#97,662schaurigen#97,641schwenkbar#97,667Saubermann#97,634

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list