Snailmail
[ˈsnɛɪ̯lˌmɛɪ̯l]
The verdict
“Snailmail” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachricht, die nicht elektrisch versendet wird, sondern persönlich von einem Boten überbracht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-snailmail · Snailmail · German
Snailmail · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Snailmail |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsnɛɪ̯lˌmɛɪ̯l] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Snailmail“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Snailmail is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsnɛɪ̯lˌmɛɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachricht, die nicht elektrisch versendet wird, sondern persönlich von einem Boten überbracht wird".
Snailmail doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Snailmail, spelled S-N-A-I-L-M-A-I-L.
Definition
- 1Nachricht, die nicht elektrisch versendet wird, sondern persönlich von einem Boten überbracht wird
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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.