Schnitt

[ʃnɪt]

/[ʃnɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnitt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,515
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Durchschnitt zweier Mengen, also die Menge aller beiden gemeinsamen Elemente (Punkte, wenn es sich um Punktmengen handelt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnitt · Schnitt · German

Schnitt · rank #2,515 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,515
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlaf

Nearest frequency peer: Schlaf (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schnitt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schnitt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schnitt vs Schott
71% similar
Schnitt vs schütt
57% similar
Schnitt vs Schritt
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schnitt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnitt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃnɪt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,515
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schnitt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schnittliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schlaf“ (#2,514), „Silber“ (#2,516), „Smartphone“ (#2,517). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnitt“ bei #2,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schnitt (IPA [ʃnɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,515 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schnitt, with forms such as "cshnitt", "scchnitt", and "schhnitt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Schott", "schütt", "Schritt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schnitt, spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Durchschnitt zweier Mengen, also die Menge aller beiden gemeinsamen Elemente (Punkte, wenn es sich um Punktmengen handelt)
  2. 2
    zeichnerische maßstäbliche Darstellung einer durch die Längs- oder Querachse gehenden Schnittfläche von Bauteilen (Längsschnitt, Querschnitt)
  3. 3
    eine durch Schneiden entstandene Wunde, Furche oder Beschädigung
  4. 4
    das Geschnittene (zum Beispiel Heu)
  5. 5
    die beschnittenen, oft gefärbten Außenseiten des Blätterblocks eines Buches
  6. 6
    Papiermuster, nach dem die Teile eines Kleides zugeschnitten werden.
  7. 7
    Form des Geschnittenen [zum Beispiel Schnitt des Gesichts]
  8. 8
    Kurzform von Durchschnitt
  9. 9
    Zuschnitt der Haare beim Frisör
  10. 10
    das Schneiden an sich, das Trennen von Material

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man kann den Schnitt zwischen zwei Mengen bilden.
  2. An diesem Schnitt kann man sehen, wie die Führung der Rohrleitungen angedacht ist.

Synonyms

Haarschnitt

This word in other languages

cut(English)corte(Español)intersection(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshnitt
  • scchnitt
  • schhnitt
  • schintt
  • schnit
  • schnnitt
  • schntit
  • scnhitt
  • shcnitt
  • sschnitt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schnitt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshnitt2scchnitt1schhnitt1schintt2schnit1schnnitt1schntit2scnhitt2
Edit distance from "Schnitt"

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 "Schnitt"?
"Schnitt" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃnɪt].
What does "Schnitt" mean?
As a noun, "Schnitt" means: der Durchschnitt zweier Mengen, also die Menge aller beiden gemeinsamen Elemente (Punkte, wenn es sich um Punktmengen handelt)
What words are commonly confused with "Schnitt"?
"Schnitt" is commonly confused with "Schott", "schütt", "Schritt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schnitt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnitt" is [ʃnɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnitt" come from?
"Schnitt" 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 "Schnitt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Musiker#2,509machten#2,507inneren#2,505Europas#2,495

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Schlaf10 variantszufällig10 variantsMethode10 variantsspeziell10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list