Schlagmann

[ˈʃlaːkˌman]

/[ˈʃlaːkˌman]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlagmann” is uncommon German (frequency #73,977 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,977
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruderer, der den ersten Platz im Ruderboot besetzt und nach dem sich die anderen Ruderer richten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlagmann · Schlagmann · German

Schlagmann · rank #73,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,977
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlachtfelder

Nearest frequency peer: Schlachtfelder (-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 “Schlagmann”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schlagmann” 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 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlagmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlagmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːkˌman]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schlagmann” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlagmannliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Schlachtfelder“ (#73,976), „schleimige“ (#73,978), „Schisma“ (#73,975). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlagmann is uncommon German at frequency #73,977 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːkˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ruderer, der den ersten Platz im Ruderboot besetzt und nach dem sich die anderen Ruderer richten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlagmann in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlagmann, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruderer, der den ersten Platz im Ruderboot besetzt und nach dem sich die anderen Ruderer richten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Schlagmann koordiniert den Bewegungsablauf und gibt das Tempo vor.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlagmann"?
"Schlagmann" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːkˌman].
What does "Schlagmann" mean?
As a noun, "Schlagmann" means: Ruderer, der den ersten Platz im Ruderboot besetzt und nach dem sich die anderen Ruderer richten
How do you pronounce "Schlagmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlagmann" is [ˈʃlaːkˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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