Schlacken
[ˈʃlakn̩]
The verdict
“Schlacken” is uncommon German (frequency #84,522 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,522
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlacke
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlacken · Schlacken · German
Schlacken · rank #84,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,522
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schilden
Nearest frequency peer: Schilden (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schlacken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schiffersta…
Schifferstadt
15,482 corpus weight
- Schiffsreise
Schiffsreise
15,481 corpus weight
- Schilden
Schilden
15,480 corpus weight
- Schlacken
Schlacken
15,479 corpus weight
- Schlafzimme…
Schlafzimmern
15,478 corpus weight
- schlankes
schlankes
15,477 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlacken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlacken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlakn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlacken” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlacken is uncommon German at frequency #84,522 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Schlacken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schlacken, spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlacke
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schlacke
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlacke
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schlacke
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlacken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.