snöben

[ˈsnøːbn̩]

/[ˈsnøːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“snöben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit dem Snowboard auf Schnee gleiten; Snowboarding betreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-snoben · snöben · German

snöben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for snöben
PropertyValue
Headwordsnöben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈsnøːbn̩]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „snöben“ im Deutschen

snöbenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

snöben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈsnøːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit dem Snowboard auf Schnee gleiten; Snowboarding betreiben".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for snöben, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is snöben, spelled S-N-Ö-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit dem Snowboard auf Schnee gleiten; Snowboarding betreiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hier kann man nicht nur baden, wandern und Ski fahren; hier wird gesnöbt, Mountain und Downhill gebikt.“
  2. „Es würde mich zwar reizen, aber ich müsste von vorne anfangen, denn es ist schon ziemlich lange her, seit ich zum letzten Mal gesnöbt habe.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "snöben"?
"snöben" is spelled S-N-Ö-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsnøːbn̩].
What does "snöben" mean?
As a verb, "snöben" means: mit dem Snowboard auf Schnee gleiten; Snowboarding betreiben
How do you pronounce "snöben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "snöben" is [ˈsnøːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "snöben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list