Which to use
“Schlag” is a noun and “schräg” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,071
- “Schlag” frequency rank
- #8,939
- “schräg” frequency rank
- 12010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schlag | schräg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand | von einer (gedachten) geraden, horizontalen oder vertikalen Linie abweichend (und einen spitzen, stumpfen aber niemals rechten Winkel bildend) |
Where the eye mixes Schlag and schräg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schlag is [ʃlaːk] while schräg is [ʃʁɛːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schlag is recorded at frequency rank #3,071, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃlaːk]. schräg is at rank #8,939, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃʁɛːk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12010, this pair ranks #1,966,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schlag vs schräg
Shared letters: cghs. Private to "Schlag": al. Private to "schräg": rä.
"Schlag" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC · "schräg" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schlag ← cshlag · scchlag · schalg · schhlag · schlagg · schlga · schllag · sclhag