schnorren

[ˈʃnɔʁən]

/[ˈʃnɔʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schnorren” is uncommon German (frequency #82,101 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,101
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden aus Gewohnheit immer wieder um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst eine Gegenleistung erbringen zu wollen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnorren · schnorren · German

schnorren · rank #82,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,101
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnorchel

Nearest frequency peer: Schnorchel (-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 „schnorren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnorren
PropertyValue
Headwordschnorren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃnɔʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnorren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schnorrenfällt 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: „Schnorchel“ (#82,100), „Schnörkel“ (#82,102), „schnelltest“ (#82,099). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnorren“ bei #82,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnorren is uncommon German at frequency #82,101 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃnɔʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schnorren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schnorren, spelled S-C-H-N-O-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden aus Gewohnheit immer wieder um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst eine Gegenleistung erbringen zu wollen
  2. 2
    höflich für sich selbst um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst zu einer Gegenleistung bereit zu sein
  3. 3
    daherreden, das große Wort führen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn Paula kein Geld mehr hat, schnorrt sie in den Straßen der Stadt.
  2. Kann ich mir ’ne Kippe von dir schnorren?

This word in other languages

cadge(English)gorronear(Español)mendier(Français)

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 "schnorren"?
"schnorren" is spelled S-C-H-N-O-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɔʁən].
What does "schnorren" mean?
As a verb, "schnorren" means: jemanden aus Gewohnheit immer wieder um Kleinigkeiten wie Kleingeld, Zigaretten oder Ähnlichem bitten, ohne selbst eine Gegenleistung erbringen zu wollen
How do you pronounce "schnorren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnorren" is [ˈʃnɔʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnorren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schnörkel#82,102schmiegen#82,098schriller#82,106schulisch#82,112

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list