Schlagseite

[ˈʃlaːkˌzaɪ̯tə]

/[ˈʃlaːkˌzaɪ̯tə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlagseite” is uncommon German (frequency #83,258 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,258
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neigung eines Schiffes, das sich nicht mehr in Normallage aufrichten kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlagseite · Schlagseite · German

Schlagseite · rank #83,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,258
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schizophrene

Nearest frequency peer: schizophrene (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schlagseite“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlagseite“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlagseite
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlagseite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːkˌzaɪ̯tə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlagseite“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlagseitefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schizophrene“ (#83,257), „Schleudersitz“ (#83,259), „Scheitelpunkt“ (#83,256). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlagseite“ bei #83,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlagseite is uncommon German at frequency #83,258 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːkˌzaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Schlagseite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Schlagseite, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-S-E-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neigung eines Schiffes, das sich nicht mehr in Normallage aufrichten kann
  2. 2
    schwankender Gang eines Betrunkenen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Schiff lief mit starker Schlagseite in den Hafen ein.
  2. „Er hatte leichte Schlagseite, fuhr im Zickzack, hatte nicht alle Segel gesetzt, und ein Teil der Segel war zerfetzt.“

Synonyms

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 "Schlagseite"?
"Schlagseite" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-S-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːkˌzaɪ̯tə].
What does "Schlagseite" mean?
As a noun, "Schlagseite" means: Neigung eines Schiffes, das sich nicht mehr in Normallage aufrichten kann
How do you pronounce "Schlagseite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlagseite" is [ˈʃlaːkˌzaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlagseite" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list