Schnösel

[ˈʃnøːzl̩]

/[ˈʃnøːzl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Schnösel” is uncommon German (frequency #57,388 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,388
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von sich eingenommene, eitle und arrogante Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnosel · Schnösel · German

Schnösel · rank #57,388 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,388
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmälert

Nearest frequency peer: schmälert (-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 „Schnösel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnösel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnösel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnøːzl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,388
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnösel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schnöselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmälert“ (#57,387), „Schocks“ (#57,389), „schmoll“ (#57,386). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnösel“ bei #57,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnösel is uncommon German at frequency #57,388 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnøːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von sich eingenommene, eitle und arrogante Person".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schnösel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schnösel, spelled S-C-H-N-Ö-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    von sich eingenommene, eitle und arrogante Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weil er seinen Sportwagen und seine perfekt sitzende Frisur zur Schau stellte, hielt man ihn für einen Schnösel.
  2. „Das Haar der Schnösel sah aus, als wäre es mit schwarzer Schuhwichse angeklatscht.“

This word in other languages

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 "Schnösel"?
"Schnösel" is spelled S-C-H-N-Ö-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnøːzl̩].
What does "Schnösel" mean?
As a noun, "Schnösel" means: von sich eingenommene, eitle und arrogante Person
How do you pronounce "Schnösel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnösel" is [ˈʃnøːzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnösel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list