Schnüre

[ˈʃnyːʁə]

/[ˈʃnyːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnüre” is uncommon German (frequency #58,266 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,266
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schnur

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnure · Schnüre · German

Schnüre · rank #58,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,266
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneeflocke

Nearest frequency peer: Schneeflocke (-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 „Schnüre“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnüre
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnüre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnyːʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnüre“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schneeflocke“ (#58,265), „Schrebergarten“ (#58,267), „Schnauzer“ (#58,264). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnüre“ bei #58,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnüre is uncommon German at frequency #58,266 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnyːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Schnüre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schnüre, spelled S-C-H-N-Ü-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schnur
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schnur
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schnur

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 "Schnüre"?
"Schnüre" is spelled S-C-H-N-Ü-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnyːʁə].
What does "Schnüre" mean?
As a noun, "Schnüre" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schnur
How do you pronounce "Schnüre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnüre" is [ˈʃnyːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnüre" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwall#58,272schämte#58,278Saulgau#58,250Sextett#58,294

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list