schnippen
[ˈʃnɪpn̩]
The verdict
“schnippen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einer kurzen, intensiven Bewegung eines vorschnellenden Fingers etwas fortschnellen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schnippen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃnɪpn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schnippen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schnippen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃnɪpn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
schnippen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 schnippen, spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einer kurzen, intensiven Bewegung eines vorschnellenden Fingers etwas fortschnellen
- 2durch leichtes Anstoßen (an den Zeigefinger) bewirken, dass aus einer geöffneten Packung oder dergleichen etwas herausschnellt
- 3die Scherenhebel schnappend auf- und zuschnellen lassen, sodass dabei ein helles Geräusch entsteht; mit den Scherenhebeln klappern; flink mit einer Schere umgehen
- 4die Kuppe des Mittelfingers von der Daumenkuppe auf den Daumenballen abschnellen lassen, sodass ein helles, klackendes Geräusch entsteht
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “schnippen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-I-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.