schlackern
[ˈʃlakɐn]
The verdict
“schlackern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich lose hin- und herbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlackern · schlackern · German
schlackern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | schlackern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlakɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlackern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlackern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlakɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schlackern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schlackern, spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1sich lose hin- und herbewegen
- 2etwas lose hin- und herbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schlackern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schlackert ganz ungewöhnlich mit seinen Beinen.
Synonyms
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.