snake

[sneɪk]

/[sneɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“snake” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,940. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,940
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-snake · snake · German

snake · rank #27,940 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,940
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH slawischen

Nearest frequency peer: slawischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „snake“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „snake“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

snake vs snap
60% similar
snake vs state
60% similar
snake vs space
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for snake
PropertyValue
Headwordsnake
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sneɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,940
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „snake“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).snakeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „slawischen“ (#27,939), „Softwareentwicklung“ (#27,941), „Sixt“ (#27,938). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „snake“ bei #27,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around snake (IPA [sneɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,940 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schlange".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for snake, with forms such as "nsake", "sanke", and "snaek". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "snap", "state", "space", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 snake, spelled S-N-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schlange

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how snake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My younger brother bought a snake.

This word in other languages

serpent(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nsake
  • sanke
  • snaek
  • snakke
  • snkae
  • snnake
  • ssnake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of snake - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nsake2sanke2snaek2snakke1snkae2snnake1ssnake1
Edit distance from "snake"

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 "snake"?
"snake" is spelled S-N-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sneɪk].
What does "snake" mean?
As a noun, "snake" means: Schlange
What words are commonly confused with "snake"?
"snake" is commonly confused with "snap", "state", "space". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "snake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snake" is [sneɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "snake" come from?
"snake" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seufz#27,933Spatz#27,947Upper#27,991Vasen#27,992

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nähte7 variantsNowak7 variantsVoodoo7 variantsmüden7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list