schnürte

[ˈʃnyːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈʃnyːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schnürte” is uncommon German (frequency #72,903 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,903
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnüren

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnurte · schnürte · German

schnürte · rank #72,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,903
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnuppert

Nearest frequency peer: schnuppert (-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 „schnürte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnürte
PropertyValue
Headwordschnürte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃnyːɐ̯tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schnürte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schnürtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnuppert“ (#72,902), „schonende“ (#72,904), „Schnauzbart“ (#72,901). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schnürte“ bei #72,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnürte is uncommon German at frequency #72,903 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃnyːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schnürte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schnürte, spelled S-C-H-N-Ü-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnüren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnüren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnüren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnüren

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 "schnürte"?
"schnürte" is spelled S-C-H-N-Ü-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnyːɐ̯tə].
What does "schnürte" mean?
As a verb, "schnürte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnüren
How do you pronounce "schnürte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnürte" is [ˈʃnyːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnürte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seehunde#72,917Retterin#72,870Skylines#72,939Raubzüge#72,856

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list