Sneaker

/[ˈsniːkɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,897

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Sneaker is aGermannoun. It means: Sportschuh für den Alltag Pronounced [ˈsniːkɐ]. Often confused with Stecker and speaker.

Key facts for Sneaker
PropertyValue
HeadwordSneaker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsniːkɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,897
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sneaker in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sneaker is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsniːkɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,897 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sportschuh für den Alltag".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sneaker, with forms such as "nseaker", "senaker", and "snaeker". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Stecker", "speaker", "Snooker", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sneaker, spelled S-N-E-A-K-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportschuh für den Alltag

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nseaker,senaker,snaeker,sneaekr,sneakerr,sneakker,sneakre,snekaer,snneaker,ssneaker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sneaker

Misspelling Variants of "Sneaker"

nseaker7senaker7snaeker7sneaekr7sneakerr8sneakker8sneakre7snekaer7
Misspelling Variants of "Sneaker"

Frequency rank: #22,897 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sneaker"?
"Sneaker" is spelled S-N-E-A-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsniːkɐ].
What does "Sneaker" mean?
As a noun, "Sneaker" means: Sportschuh für den Alltag
What words are commonly confused with "Sneaker"?
"Sneaker" is commonly confused with "Stecker", "speaker", "Snooker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sneaker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sneaker" is [ˈsniːkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sneaker" come from?
"Sneaker" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.