Schlagstock
[ˈʃlaːkˌʃtɔk]
The verdict
“Schlagstock” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,790 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,790
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stock als Handwaffe zum Schlagen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlagstock |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːkˌʃtɔk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #42,790 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlagstock” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schlagstock is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlaːkˌʃtɔk]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,790 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stock als Handwaffe zum Schlagen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlagstock, with forms such as "cshlagstock", "scchlagstock", and "schalgstock". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schlagstock, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-S-T-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1Stock als Handwaffe zum Schlagen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshlagstock,scchlagstock,schalgstock,schhlagstock,schlaggstock,schlagsotck,schlagsstock,schlagstcok,schlagstocck,schlagstockk,schlagstokc,schlagsttock,schlagtsock,schlasgtock,schlgastock,schllagstock,sclhagstock,shclagstock,sschlagstock
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlagstock - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Schlagstock”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-G-S-T-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃlaːkˌʃtɔk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.