schlag Rad

[ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt]

/[ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt]/ verb

The verdict

“schlag Rad” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs Rad schlagen

Key facts for schlag Rad
PropertyValue
Headwordschlag Rad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schlag Rad” sits in German frequency

schlag Rad falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schlag Rad is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs Rad schlagen".

No misspelling variants are generated for schlag Rad in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schlag Rad, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G- -R-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs Rad schlagen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlag Rad"?
"schlag Rad" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G- -R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt].
What does "schlag Rad" mean?
As a verb, "schlag Rad" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs Rad schlagen
How do you pronounce "schlag Rad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlag Rad" is [ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlag Rad" come from?
"schlag Rad" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “schlag Rad”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-G- -R-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃlaːk ˈʁaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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