Schlag

[ʃlaːk]

/[ʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlag” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,071 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,071
frequency rank, German
6
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Schlag vs schlug
67% similar
Schlag vs schlau
67% similar
Schlag vs schräg
50% similar

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

Key facts for Schlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlaːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,071
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlag” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schlag lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schlag is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃlaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,071 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlag, with forms such as "cshlag", "scchlag", and "schalg". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schlug", "schlau", "schräg", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Schlag, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand
  2. 2
    eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand
  3. 3
    eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand
  4. 4
    eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand
  5. 5
    eine Art der Bewegung, in die der Spielgegenstand versetzt wird
  6. 6
    eine Bewegung des Riemens oder Paddels
  7. 7
    eine Periode der Herzbewegung
  8. 8
    ein einzelner Ton einer Glocke, eines Schlagwerkes, eines Läutewerkes
  9. 9
    ein elektrischer Stromstoß am oder durch den menschlichen Körper
  10. 10
    ein Schlaganfall
  11. 11
    eine Essensportion (Suppe, Eintopf, Brei)
  12. 12
    eine Sorte, eine Rasse
  13. 13
    Flurstück, Flur, Feld, Feldstück, Acker, Ackerstück, (Feld, Wiese oder Waldstück)
  14. 14
    das Singen und die Stimmen der Vögel, der Vogelgesang
  15. 15
    Schlagsahne
  16. 16
    ein negatives, plötzliches, unglückseliges, als schicksalhaft empfundenes Ereignis, das über jemanden hereinbricht
  17. 17
    eine Strecke, die beim Kreuzen zwischen zwei Wenden zurückgelegt wird
  18. 18
    eine um einen Gegenstand gelegte Schlinge eines Taus, das nicht verknotet ist
  19. 19
    die nach unten hin vergrößerte Weite des Hosenbeines
  20. 20
    eine Tür einer Kutsche, eines Autos
  21. 21
    kurz für Menschenschlag
  22. 22
    Verschlag, kleiner Stall

Synonyms

HiebStreichKlapsOhrfeigeBackpfeifeWatscheFotzeRuderschlagGlockenschlagHerzschlagStromschlagGehirnschlagHirnschlagInfarktSchlaganfallPortionSorteRasseArtGeschlechtFeldWieseWaldGesangSchlagsahneSchlagrahmSchicksalsschlagTür

This word in other languages

blow(English)golpe(Español)coup(Français)golpe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlag,scchlag,schalg,schhlag,schlagg,schlga,schllag,sclhag,shclag,sschlag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlag - 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.

cshlag2scchlag1schalg2schhlag1schlagg1schlga2schllag1sclhag2
Edit distance from "Schlag"

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 "Schlag"?
"Schlag" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlaːk].
What does "Schlag" mean?
As a noun, "Schlag" means: eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand
What words are commonly confused with "Schlag"?
"Schlag" is commonly confused with "schlug", "schlau", "schräg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlag" is [ʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlag" come from?
"Schlag" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schlag”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃlaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “schlug” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schlag vs schlug
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list