Skarnitzel
[skaʁˈnɪt͡sl̩]
The verdict
“Skarnitzel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trichterförmiger Behälter aus zumeist (zusammengedrehtem) Papier (besonders für Lebensmittel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-skarnitzel · Skarnitzel · German
Skarnitzel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Skarnitzel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [skaʁˈnɪt͡sl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Skarnitzel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Skarnitzel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [skaʁˈnɪt͡sl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trichterförmiger Behälter aus zumeist (zusammengedrehtem) Papier (besonders für Lebensmittel)".
Skarnitzel has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Skarnitzel, spelled S-K-A-R-N-I-T-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1trichterförmiger Behälter aus zumeist (zusammengedrehtem) Papier (besonders für Lebensmittel)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Skarnitzel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Früher gab es noch andere Namen für das vielgenutzte packpapierene Behältnis, Skarnitzel, Gestattel oder auch Krämerhäuslein, aber am Ende hat die Tüte sie geschluckt. Skarnitzel, Gestattel, Krämerhäuslein, selbdritt sind sie verschwunden in der ordinären Tüte, die heutzutage meist aus Plastik ist.“
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.