Schnitterin

[ˈʃnɪtəʁɪn]

/[ˈʃnɪtəʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Schnitterin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die bei der Ernte das Gras oder Getreide von Hand mäht

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnitterin · Schnitterin · German

Schnitterin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Schnitterin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnitterin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnɪtəʁɪn]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnitterin“ im Deutschen

Schnitterinsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnitterin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɪtəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die bei der Ernte das Gras oder Getreide von Hand mäht".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schnitterin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schnitterin, spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die bei der Ernte das Gras oder Getreide von Hand mäht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Schnitterinnen hatten es angenommen, um sich während der Ernte bedienen zu lassen.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schnitterin"?
"Schnitterin" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɪtəʁɪn].
What does "Schnitterin" mean?
As a noun, "Schnitterin" means: weibliche Person, die bei der Ernte das Gras oder Getreide von Hand mäht
How do you pronounce "Schnitterin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnitterin" is [ˈʃnɪtəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnitterin" come from?
"Schnitterin" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list