schneiden

\ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩\

/\ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-schneiden · schneiden · French

schneiden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 schneiden
PropertyValue
Headwordschneiden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schneiden » en français

schneidenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

schneiden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couper.".

schneiden has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is schneiden, spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Erstes die Mammutaufgabe: den Hokkaidokürbis in Würfel schneiden. Der Kürbis muss gut gewaschen (die Schale wird mitgegessen), halbiert und die Kerne müssen entfernt werden.
  2. Kokosöl in einer hohen Pfanne, einem Topf oder im Wok erhitzen. Den Tofu in mundgerechte Würfel schneiden und darin kurz anbraten. Die Frühlingszwiebeln und den Ingwer schälen und in kleine Stücke schneiden. Beides kurz mitbraten. Dann mit der Gemüsebrühe ablöschen. Kokosmilch, Sojasauce und Currypaste hinzufügen.

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 "schneiden"?
"schneiden" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩\.
What does "schneiden" mean?
As a verb, "schneiden" means: Couper.
How do you pronounce "schneiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schneiden" is \ˈʃnaɪ̯dn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schneiden" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list