Schnittwunde

[ˈʃnɪtˌvʊndə]

/[ˈʃnɪtˌvʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnittwunde” is uncommon German (frequency #84,533 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,533
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine durch einen Schnitt entstandene Verletzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnittwunde · Schnittwunde · German

Schnittwunde · rank #84,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,533
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schockierenden

Nearest frequency peer: schockierenden (+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 „Schnittwunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnittwunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnittwunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnɪtˌvʊndə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#84,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnittwunde“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schnittwundefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schockierenden“ (#84,534), „schraubte“ (#84,535), „schmackhafter“ (#84,530). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnittwunde“ bei #84,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnittwunde is uncommon German at frequency #84,533 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɪtˌvʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine durch einen Schnitt entstandene Verletzung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schnittwunde in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schnittwunde, spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-W-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine durch einen Schnitt entstandene Verletzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer mit Messern hantiert, kann sich leicht Schnittwunden zuziehen.
  2. „Damit hatte er dem Mann das Leben gerettet und gleichzeitig eine tiefe Schnittwunde an der Hand erlitten, die mit 15 Stichen hatte genäht werden müssen.“

Synonyms

Schnittverletzung

This word in other languages

cut(English)corte(Español)coupure(Français)golpe(Português)

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 "Schnittwunde"?
"Schnittwunde" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-T-W-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɪtˌvʊndə].
What does "Schnittwunde" mean?
As a noun, "Schnittwunde" means: eine durch einen Schnitt entstandene Verletzung
How do you pronounce "Schnittwunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnittwunde" is [ˈʃnɪtˌvʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnittwunde" come from?
"Schnittwunde" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schulfreunde#84,540Schuluniform#84,543Schiffsreise#84,520Siedlungsbau#84,570

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list