schnöde

[ˈʃnøːdə]

/[ˈʃnøːdə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schnöde” is uncommon German (frequency #61,906 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,906
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verachtenswert, erbärmlich, niederträchtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnode · schnöde · German

schnöde · rank #61,906 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,906
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnitzereien

Nearest frequency peer: Schnitzereien (-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 „schnöde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnöde
PropertyValue
Headwordschnöde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃnøːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,906
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnöde“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schnitzereien“ (#61,905), „Schoki“ (#61,907), „Schnellzug“ (#61,904). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnöde“ bei #61,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnöde is uncommon German at frequency #61,906 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃnøːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

schnöde has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schnöde, spelled S-C-H-N-Ö-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verachtenswert, erbärmlich, niederträchtig
  2. 2
    beleidigend, demütigend, unanständig, verletzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er tat alles nur des schnöden Geldes wegen.
  2. Er hat seine frühere Ehefrau schnöde behandelt.

Synonyms

nichtswürdigerbärmlichdemütigendverletzendverächtlich

Antonyms

beachtlich

This word in other languages

contemptuous(English)desdeñable(Español)

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 "schnöde"?
"schnöde" is spelled S-C-H-N-Ö-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnøːdə].
What does "schnöde" mean?
As an adjective, "schnöde" means: verachtenswert, erbärmlich, niederträchtig
How do you pronounce "schnöde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnöde" is [ˈʃnøːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnöde" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Saurier#61,894Seegang#61,921sperrig#61,943Rehberg#61,861

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list