Schnittchen

[ˈʃnɪtçən]

/[ˈʃnɪtçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnittchen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,665 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,665
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mundgerecht zubereitetes belegtes Brot

Key facts for Schnittchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnittchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnɪtçən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schnittchen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schnittchen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schnittchen is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃnɪtçən]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,665 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mundgerecht zubereitetes belegtes Brot".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schnittchen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Schnittchen, spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mundgerecht zubereitetes belegtes Brot

Synonyms

Canapé

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 "Schnittchen"?
"Schnittchen" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɪtçən].
What does "Schnittchen" mean?
As a noun, "Schnittchen" means: mundgerecht zubereitetes belegtes Brot
How do you pronounce "Schnittchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnittchen" is [ˈʃnɪtçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnittchen" come from?
"Schnittchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Schnittchen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-I-T-T-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃnɪtçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list