Schnösel
German, noun/ˈʃnøːzəl/
Schnösel is spelled S-C-H-N-Ö-S-E-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnösel is a German masculine noun meaning “a young man who is brash and presumptuous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von sich eingenommene, eitle und arrogante Person”.
What does Schnösel mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinea young man who is brash and presumptuous
- 2
colloquialderogatorymasculinedandy, snob, someone conceited, smug, unctuous (of any age)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von sich eingenommene, eitle und arrogante Person
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schnösel
- Schnösels genitive
- Schnöseln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnösel?
- /ˈʃnøːzəl/
- [ˈʃnøː.zl̩]
- [ˈʃnøːzl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schnösel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schnösel in German?
Schnösel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).