Schlagloch
[ˈʃlaːkˌlɔx]
The verdict
“Schlagloch” is uncommon German (frequency #71,810 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,810
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Loch in der Straßenoberfläche
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlagloch · Schlagloch · German
Schlagloch · rank #71,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,810
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schlagersänge…
Nearest frequency peer: Schlagersängerin (-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 “Schlagloch”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schippern
Schippern
28,194 corpus weight
- Schlaganfäl…
Schlaganfälle
28,193 corpus weight
- Schlagersän…
Schlagersängerin
28,192 corpus weight
- Schlagloch
Schlagloch
28,191 corpus weight
- Schlaufe
Schlaufe
28,189 corpus weight
- schlechterer
schlechterer
28,188 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlagloch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlagloch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːkˌlɔx] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #71,810 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlagloch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlagloch is uncommon German at frequency #71,810 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːkˌlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Loch in der Straßenoberfläche".
Schlagloch has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Schlagloch, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-L-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1Loch in der Straßenoberfläche
This word in other languages
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.