Which to use
“schlendern” and “schleudern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,996
- “schlendern” frequency rank
- #24,498
- “schleudern” frequency rank
- 63494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schlendern | schleudern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne bestimmtes Ziel locker und langsam umhergehen | transitiv, mit Hilfsverb „haben“: |
Where the eye mixes schlendern and schleudern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. schlendern (CCCCVCCVCC) and schleudern (CCCCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses schlendern with schleudern
A purely visual mix-up. schlendern ([ˈʃlɛndɐn]) and schleudern ([ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn]) 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 a single letter - n in “schlendern” becomes u in “schleudern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schlendern is recorded at frequency rank #38,996, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlɛndɐn]. schleudern is at rank #24,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn].
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 63494, this pair ranks #674,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schlendern vs schleudern
Shared letters: cdehlnrs. Private to "schlendern": -. Private to "schleudern": u.
"schlendern" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCCVCC · "schleudern" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schlendern ← cshlendern · scchlendern · schelndern · schhlendern · schlednern · schlenddern · schlendenr · schlendernn
- schleudern ← cshleudern · scchleudern · scheludern · schhleudern · schleduern · schleuddern · schleudenr · schleudernn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schlendern" and "schleudern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schlendern" or "schleudern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schlendern" and "schleudern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schlendern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schleudern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #674,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schlendern" and "schleudern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schlendern vs schleudert". 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 #674,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.