schnitzel

\ʃni.tzɛl\

/\ʃni.tzɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“schnitzel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Escalope de veau panée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schnitzel · schnitzel · French

schnitzel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 schnitzel
PropertyValue
Headwordschnitzel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃni.tzɛl\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schnitzel » en français

schnitzelsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

schnitzel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃni.tzɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Escalope de veau panée.".

Zero misspellings are on record for schnitzel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is schnitzel, spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-Z-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escalope de veau panée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le scénario à l'emporte-pièce raconte, d'une part, le combat de Zinos pour transformer son boui-boui, jusque-là fréquenté par une poignée d'ouvriers malcommodes, en établissement plus raffiné grâce à un chef caractériel hostile aux fish and chips et autres schnitzels.
  2. Dans cette station balnéaire montagnarde, nous passâmes dix jours (dix, chiffre magique des vacances, toujours le même, dix jours complets, dix nuits, dix matinées, dix sachets de thé, dix cuillères de café dans une cafetière, dix paires de chaussettes, dix schnitzels au restaurant et dix fois ma mère psalmodiant « Garde bien l’addition, tu fabriqueras ta…

This word in other languages

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 "schnitzel"?
"schnitzel" is spelled S-C-H-N-I-T-Z-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃni.tzɛl\.
What does "schnitzel" mean?
As a noun, "schnitzel" means: Escalope de veau panée.
How do you pronounce "schnitzel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnitzel" is \ʃni.tzɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnitzel" come from?
"schnitzel" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list