schiefliegen
[ˈʃiːfˌliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“schiefliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unrecht haben, sich irren
Corpus desk
Index DE-schiefliegen · schiefliegen · German
schiefliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schiefliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːfˌliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schiefliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schiefliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃiːfˌliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unrecht haben, sich irren".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schiefliegen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schiefliegen, spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1unrecht haben, sich irren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schiefliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit deiner Vermutung liegst du schief!
Da hast du aber schiefgelegen!
Synonyms
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.