Schlag

[ʃlaːk]

/[ʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlag” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,071
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - eine starke, impulsartige Krafteinwirkung, meist vermittelt durch einen Gegenstand

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlag · Schlag · German

Schlag · rank #3,071 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,071
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scharf

Nearest frequency peer: scharf (-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 “Schlag”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schlag” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

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.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schlag (IPA [ʃlaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,071 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 22 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie bekam einen Schlag mitten ins Gesicht.
  2. „Und dann gab er seinem Pferd einen Schlag mit der Peitsche und galoppierte davon, zum erstenmal im ganzen Feldzuge, und liess die vergnügt lachenden und hurraschreienden Soldaten, die jetzt wegtreten durften, hinter sich.“

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.

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scharf#3,070Runden#3,069stirbt#3,078Stücke#3,079

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

parallel10 variantsTurnier10 variantsGabriel10 variantsAnfrage10 variants
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