Schnittstelle

Name: Schnittstelle, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃnɪtˌʃtɛlə]

/[ˈʃnɪtˌʃtɛlə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Schnittstelle” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,168
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbindung (als Hardware/Anschluss und/oder Software/Programm ausgeführt) zwischen Geräten und/oder Programmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnittstelle · Schnittstelle · German

Schnittstelle · rank #14,168 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #14,168
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH schlechthin

Nearest frequency peer: schlechthin (-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.

Sarg

85,836
Sauerland

85,835
schlechthin

85,834
Schnittstel…

85,833
schäme

85,831
selbstbewus…

85,830

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Schnittstelle vs Schnittstellen

93% similar

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

Key facts for Schnittstelle
Property	Value
Headword	Schnittstelle
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃnɪtˌʃtɛlə]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#14,168
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schnittstelle“

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

#14,168

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlechthin“ (#14,167), „Sauerland“ (#14,166), „schäme“ (#14,170). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnittstelle“ bei #14,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schnittstelle (IPA [ˈʃnɪtˌʃtɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,168 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schnittstelle, with forms such as "cshnittstelle", "scchnittstelle", and "schhnittstelle". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Schnittstellen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schnittstelle, spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-S-T-E-L-L-E.

Definition

1
Verbindung (als Hardware/Anschluss und/oder Software/Programm ausgeführt) zwischen Geräten und/oder Programmen
2
Stelle, an der sich benachbarte Bereiche berühren/nahekommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Die USB-1-Schnittstelle kann maximal 100 mA Strom zur Verfügung stellen; bei der USB-2-Schnittstelle liegt der Wert schon bei 500 mA.
Bei der Softwareentwicklung sind die Kosten bei Schnittstellenänderungen hoch. Darum sollte man in der Entwurfsphase sich auf Schnittstellen einigen.

Synonyms

Interface Nahtstelle

This word in other languages

interface(English)interfaz(Español)interface(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshnittstelle
scchnittstelle
schhnittstelle
schinttstelle
schnitstelle
schnitsttelle
schnittsetlle
schnittsstelle
schnittstele
schnittstelel
schnittstlele
schnittsttelle
schnitttselle
schnnittstelle
schntitstelle
scnhittstelle
shcnittstelle
sschnittstelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schnittstelle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Schnittstelle"

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 "Schnittstelle"?

"Schnittstelle" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɪtˌʃtɛlə].

What does "Schnittstelle" mean?

As a noun, "Schnittstelle" means: Verbindung (als Hardware/Anschluss und/oder Software/Programm ausgeführt) zwischen Geräten und/oder Programmen

What words are commonly confused with "Schnittstelle"?

"Schnittstelle" is commonly confused with "Schnittstellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Schnittstelle"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnittstelle" is [ˈʃnɪtˌʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Schnittstelle" come from?

"Schnittstelle" 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 "Schnittstelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

selbstbewusst#14,171 Projektleiter#14,152 Verschwendung#14,202 Landesverband#14,118

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

realistische18 variants Zwischenfall18 variants aufgestanden18 variants durchgängig18 variants