Weinhefeschnaps
[ˈvaɪ̯nheːfəˌʃnaps]
The verdict
“Weinhefeschnaps” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Brand oder Schnaps, der aus Weinhefe gebrannt worden ist
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Index DE-weinhefeschnaps · Weinhefeschnaps · German
Weinhefeschnaps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Weinhefeschnaps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯nheːfəˌʃnaps] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weinhefeschnaps“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weinhefeschnaps is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯nheːfəˌʃnaps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Brand oder Schnaps, der aus Weinhefe gebrannt worden ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Weinhefeschnaps in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Weinhefeschnaps, spelled W-E-I-N-H-E-F-E-S-C-H-N-A-P-S.
Definition
- 1ein Brand oder Schnaps, der aus Weinhefe gebrannt worden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weinhefeschnaps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Güte dieser feinen Weinhefeschnäpse wird von Faktoren wie Weinanteil, der Weinqualität, der Traubensorte und von der Frische des Hefezustands bestimmt. Es wird hierbei nicht wie beim Tresterbrand der Traubentrester vergoren, sondern die während des alkoholischen Gärprozesses abgesetzten Schwebstoffe und Rückständen der Hefe am Boden des Weinfasses.“
„Auch Trester sowie Weinhefeschnaps munden.“
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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.