Schnupftabak

[ˈʃnʊp͡fˌtaːbak]

/[ˈʃnʊp͡fˌtaːbak]/ noun

The verdict

“Schnupftabak” is uncommon German (frequency #93,553 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,553
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr fein gemahlener Tabak, der durch Einatmen in die Nasenlöcher konsumiert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnupftabak · Schnupftabak · German

Schnupftabak · rank #93,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,553
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnorr

Nearest frequency peer: schnorr (-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 „Schnupftabak“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnupftabak
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnupftabak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnʊp͡fˌtaːbak]
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnupftabak“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schnupftabakfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnorr“ (#93,552), „schonungslose“ (#93,554), „schnelllebigen“ (#93,551). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnupftabak“ bei #93,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnupftabak is uncommon German at frequency #93,553 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnʊp͡fˌtaːbak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr fein gemahlener Tabak, der durch Einatmen in die Nasenlöcher konsumiert wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schnupftabak in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Schnupftabak, spelled S-C-H-N-U-P-F-T-A-B-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr fein gemahlener Tabak, der durch Einatmen in die Nasenlöcher konsumiert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Seit mindestens 500 Jahren weiß in Bayern jedes Kind, dass das Bier sowie der Schnupftabak die Sorgen und den Grant vertreiben.“
  2. „Die Spione haben sich Schnupftabak in die Augen gerieben, damit diese rot und entzündet aussehen.“

Antonyms

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 "Schnupftabak"?
"Schnupftabak" is spelled S-C-H-N-U-P-F-T-A-B-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnʊp͡fˌtaːbak].
What does "Schnupftabak" mean?
As a noun, "Schnupftabak" means: sehr fein gemahlener Tabak, der durch Einatmen in die Nasenlöcher konsumiert wird
How do you pronounce "Schnupftabak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnupftabak" is [ˈʃnʊp͡fˌtaːbak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnupftabak" come from?
"Schnupftabak" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list