schnörkelig
[ˈʃnœʁkəlɪç]
The verdict
“schnörkelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - mit zahlreichen Schnörkeln versehen; viele geschwungene Verzierungen aufweisend
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Index DE-schnorkelig · schnörkelig · German
schnörkelig · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schnörkelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃnœʁkəlɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schnörkelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schnörkelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃnœʁkəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit zahlreichen Schnörkeln versehen; viele geschwungene Verzierungen aufweisend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schnörkelig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schnörkelig, spelled S-C-H-N-Ö-R-K-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit zahlreichen Schnörkeln versehen; viele geschwungene Verzierungen aufweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schnörkelig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie hat eine sehr schnörkelige Schrift.
„Und in Gustav Klimts Gemälde ‚Lebensbaum‘ füllen ihre Umrisse als schnörkelige Äste und Zweige den Raum aus.“
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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.