Schnipsel

[ˈʃnɪpsl̩]

/[ˈʃnɪpsl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnipsel” is uncommon German (frequency #62,829 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,829
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Papierstück

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnipsel · Schnipsel · German

Schnipsel · rank #62,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,829
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmierig

Nearest frequency peer: schmierig (-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 „Schnipsel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnipsel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnipsel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnɪpsl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnipsel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schnipselfällt 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: „schmierig“ (#62,828), „Schulamt“ (#62,830), „Schlüsselloch“ (#62,827). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnipsel“ bei #62,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnipsel is uncommon German at frequency #62,829 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɪpsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schnipsel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schnipsel, spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Papierstück
  2. 2
    Ausschnitt aus einem Werk (Film, Buch, Text, Code und anderem)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit bunten Schnipseln kann man eine Collage machen.
  2. Paketsendungen werden häufig mit Schnipseln im Innern des Päckchens zusätzlich geschützt.

Synonyms

FetzenSchnitzelStückAusschnitt

This word in other languages

snippet(English)trozo(Español)

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 "Schnipsel"?
"Schnipsel" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-P-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɪpsl̩].
What does "Schnipsel" mean?
As a noun, "Schnipsel" means: kleines Papierstück
How do you pronounce "Schnipsel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnipsel" is [ˈʃnɪpsl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnipsel" come from?
"Schnipsel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schmierig#62,828Schöpfers#62,840servierte#62,847Ruhepause#62,809

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list