schnurgerade

[ˈʃnuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁaːdə]

/[ˈʃnuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁaːdə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schnurgerade” is uncommon German (frequency #85,812 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,812
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ganz und gar gerade

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnurgerade · schnurgerade · German

schnurgerade · rank #85,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,812
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnellte

Nearest frequency peer: schnellte (-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 „schnurgerade“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnurgerade
PropertyValue
Headwordschnurgerade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃnuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁaːdə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnurgerade“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnellte“ (#85,811), „schnüffelt“ (#85,813), „schmollen“ (#85,810). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnurgerade“ bei #85,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnurgerade is uncommon German at frequency #85,812 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃnuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ganz und gar gerade".

No misspelling variants are generated for schnurgerade in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schnurgerade, spelled S-C-H-N-U-R-G-E-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ganz und gar gerade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dabei verlief Beckers beruflicher Weg schnurgerade, ohne Hindernisse.“

Synonyms

geradlinig

Antonyms

krummkurvigungerade

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 "schnurgerade"?
"schnurgerade" is spelled S-C-H-N-U-R-G-E-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁaːdə].
What does "schnurgerade" mean?
As an adjective, "schnurgerade" means: ganz und gar gerade
How do you pronounce "schnurgerade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnurgerade" is [ˈʃnuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list