schnurrbärtig
[ˈʃnʊʁˌbɛːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“schnurrbärtig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Schnurrbart habend/tragend
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnurrbartig · schnurrbärtig · German
schnurrbärtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schnurrbärtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃnʊʁˌbɛːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schnurrbärtig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schnurrbärtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃnʊʁˌbɛːɐ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Schnurrbart habend/tragend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for schnurrbärtig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schnurrbärtig, spelled S-C-H-N-U-R-R-B-Ä-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1einen Schnurrbart habend/tragend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schnurrbärtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am Bootssteg von Veracruz also stand ein schnurrbärtiger Mann.“
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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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.