Schlachter

[ˈʃlaxtɐ]

/[ˈʃlaxtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlachter” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,614
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche) Person, die beruflich Tiere schlachtet, zerlegt und verarbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlachter · Schlachter · German

Schlachter · rank #39,614 · 17 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,614
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlafplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Schlafplatz (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schlachter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schlachter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schlachter vs schlechte
70% similar
Schlachter vs schwacher
70% similar
Schlachter vs schlichte
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schlachter
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlachter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaxtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,614
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schlachter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlachterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schlafplatz“ (#39,615), „Schill“ (#39,612), „Schlusswort“ (#39,616). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlachter“ bei #39,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Schlachter (IPA [ˈʃlaxtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,614 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(männliche) Person, die beruflich Tiere schlachtet, zerlegt und verarbeitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlachter, with forms such as "cshlachter", "scchlachter", and "schalchter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "schlechte", "schwacher", "schlichte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schlachter, spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche) Person, die beruflich Tiere schlachtet, zerlegt und verarbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schlachter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Morgen bringen wir die Kuh zum Schlachter.
  2. „Schließlich gab es nicht genug Schlachter, um so viele Tiere in kurzer Zeit zu verarbeiten, und vor allem zu wenig Kühlräume, Konservenbüchsen, Fässer und ähnliches Material, um haltbare Produkte im von den Kommunen geforderten Umfang zu produzieren.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlachter
  • scchlachter
  • schalchter
  • schhlachter
  • schlacchter
  • schlachetr
  • schlachhter
  • schlachterr
  • schlachtre
  • schlachtter
  • schlacther
  • schlahcter
  • schlcahter
  • schllachter
  • sclhachter
  • shclachter
  • sschlachter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlachter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshlachter2scchlachter1schalchter2schhlachter1schlacchter1schlachetr2schlachhter1schlachterr1
Edit distance from "Schlachter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlachter"?
"Schlachter" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaxtɐ].
What does "Schlachter" mean?
As a noun, "Schlachter" means: (männliche) Person, die beruflich Tiere schlachtet, zerlegt und verarbeitet
What words are commonly confused with "Schlachter"?
"Schlachter" is commonly confused with "schlechte", "schwacher", "schlichte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlachter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlachter" is [ˈʃlaxtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlachter" come from?
"Schlachter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlachter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list