Schlagfluss
[ˈʃlaːkˌflʊs]
The verdict
“Schlagfluss” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in alten Quellen erläutert als plötzliche, teilweise oder vollständige Lähmung
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlagfluss · Schlagfluss · German
Schlagfluss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Schlagfluss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːkˌflʊs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlagfluss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlagfluss is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːkˌflʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in alten Quellen erläutert als plötzliche, teilweise oder vollständige Lähmung".
Schlagfluss doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Schlagfluss, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-F-L-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1in alten Quellen erläutert als plötzliche, teilweise oder vollständige Lähmung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlagfluss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schlagfluss kann plötzlich erscheinen, aber auch Vorboten haben, die ihn jedoch nicht verlässlich ankündigen, vorzüglich Schwindel, Vergesslichkeit, Müdigkeit, Funkensehen, Ohrensausen.
„Ich hatte weder eine Hemiplegie noch einen preussischen Schlagfluss.“
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.