schnurstracks
[ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]
The verdict
“schnurstracks” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,509 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #56,509
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - direkt, geradlinig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schnurstracks |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #56,509 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schnurstracks” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schnurstracks is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,509 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1direkt, geradlinig
- 2sofort
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “schnurstracks”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-U-R-S-T-R-A-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃnuːɐ̯ˈʃtʁaks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.