Schnupperkurs

[ˈʃnʊpɐˌkʊʁs]

/[ˈʃnʊpɐˌkʊʁs]/ noun

The verdict

“Schnupperkurs” is uncommon German (frequency #96,213 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,213
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Anfänger gedachter Kurs, in dem diese Einblicke gewinnen können

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnupperkurs · Schnupperkurs · German

Schnupperkurs · rank #96,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,213
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schneite

Nearest frequency peer: schneite (-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 „Schnupperkurs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnupperkurs
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnupperkurs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnʊpɐˌkʊʁs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnupperkurs“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schnupperkursfällt 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: „schneite“ (#96,212), „Schnüffler“ (#96,214), „schmuggelte“ (#96,211). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnupperkurs“ bei #96,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnupperkurs is uncommon German at frequency #96,213 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnʊpɐˌkʊʁs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für Anfänger gedachter Kurs, in dem diese Einblicke gewinnen können".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schnupperkurs, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schnupperkurs, spelled S-C-H-N-U-P-P-E-R-K-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    für Anfänger gedachter Kurs, in dem diese Einblicke gewinnen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Lassen Sie sich inspirieren: ob mit Tanzanleiter oder im Schnupperkurse, entdecken Sie Altbewährtes oder auch Neues.“

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 "Schnupperkurs"?
"Schnupperkurs" is spelled S-C-H-N-U-P-P-E-R-K-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnʊpɐˌkʊʁs].
What does "Schnupperkurs" mean?
As a noun, "Schnupperkurs" means: für Anfänger gedachter Kurs, in dem diese Einblicke gewinnen können
How do you pronounce "Schnupperkurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnupperkurs" is [ˈʃnʊpɐˌkʊʁs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnupperkurs" come from?
"Schnupperkurs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list