schiefe Ebene

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The verdict

“schiefe Ebene” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ebene, die mit dem Grund einen Winkel zwischen 0° und 90° bildet

Key facts for schiefe Ebene
PropertyValue
Headwordschiefe Ebene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schiefe Ebene” sits in German frequency

schiefe Ebene falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schiefe Ebene is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schiefe Ebene, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schiefe Ebene, spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-E- -E-B-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ebene, die mit dem Grund einen Winkel zwischen 0° und 90° bildet
  2. 2
    eine Lage, die fast zwanghaft zu weiteren Verschlimmerungen führt

Synonyms

Antonyms

Circulus virtuosus

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 "schiefe Ebene"?
"schiefe Ebene" is spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-E- -E-B-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "schiefe Ebene" mean?
As a phrase, "schiefe Ebene" means: Ebene, die mit dem Grund einen Winkel zwischen 0° und 90° bildet
How do you pronounce "schiefe Ebene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schiefe Ebene" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schiefe Ebene" come from?
"schiefe Ebene" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “schiefe Ebene”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-E-F-E- -E-B-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list