schnüffel
[ˈʃnʏfl̩]
The verdict
“schnüffel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnüffeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnuffel · schnüffel · German
schnüffel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | schnüffel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃnʏfl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schnüffel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schnüffel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃnʏfl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schnüffel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schnüffel, spelled S-C-H-N-Ü-F-F-E-L.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnüffeln
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnüffeln
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.