Which to use
“schlank” and “schlanke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,626
- “schlank” frequency rank
- #16,539
- “schlanke” frequency rank
- 26165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schlank | schlanke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in der Form schmal, nicht breit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank |
Where the eye mixes schlank and schlanke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schlank and schlanke
A purely visual mix-up. schlank ([ʃlaŋk]) and schlanke ([ˈʃlaŋkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “schlank” sits inside “schlanke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schlank is recorded at frequency rank #9,626, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃlaŋk]. schlanke is at rank #16,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃlaŋkə].
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 26165, this pair ranks #1,822,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schlank vs schlanke
Shared letters: achklns. Private to "schlank": -. Private to "schlanke": e.
"schlank" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC · "schlanke" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schlank" and "schlanke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schlank" or "schlanke" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schlank" and "schlanke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schlank" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schlanke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,165 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schlank" and "schlanke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlanke vs schlucke". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,822,165 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.