schlaffen

[ˈʃlafn̩]

/[ˈʃlafn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlaffen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,507 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,507
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlaffen · schlaffen · German

schlaffen · rank #78,507 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,507
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schirmherrin

Nearest frequency peer: Schirmherrin (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schlaffen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schlaffen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlaffen
PropertyValue
Headwordschlaffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlafn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,507
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlaffen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schlaffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schirmherrin“ (#78,506), „Schlafsaal“ (#78,508), „schleimig“ (#78,509). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlaffen“ bei #78,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlaffen is uncommon German at frequency #78,507 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schlaffen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 schlaffen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff

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 "schlaffen"?
"schlaffen" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlafn̩].
What does "schlaffen" mean?
As an adjective, "schlaffen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlaff
How do you pronounce "schlaffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlaffen" is [ˈʃlafn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlaffen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schleimig#78,509schulfrei#78,519Seilwinde#78,536Rodenbach#78,474

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list