schnurstracks

[ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]

/[ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]/ adv

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The verdict

“schnurstracks” is uncommon German (frequency #56,509 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,509
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - direkt, geradlinig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnurstracks · schnurstracks · German

schnurstracks · rank #56,509 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,509
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneeball

Nearest frequency peer: Schneeball (-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 „schnurstracks“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnurstracks
PropertyValue
Headwordschnurstracks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,509
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnurstracks“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schnurstracksfällt 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: „Schneeball“ (#56,508), „Schornsteine“ (#56,510), „schmecke“ (#56,507). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnurstracks“ bei #56,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnurstracks is uncommon German at frequency #56,509 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schnurstracks in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schnurstracks, spelled S-C-H-N-U-R-S-T-R-A-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    direkt, geradlinig
  2. 2
    sofort

Synonyms

geradewegspromptgeradewegs

This word in other languages

straight(English)directement(Français)

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 "schnurstracks"?
"schnurstracks" is spelled S-C-H-N-U-R-S-T-R-A-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks].
What does "schnurstracks" mean?
As an adverb, "schnurstracks" means: direkt, geradlinig
How do you pronounce "schnurstracks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnurstracks" is [ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnurstracks" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schlupflöcher#56,504Schullaufbahn#56,514Schattenseite#56,499Staatsapparat#56,550

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list