schlaksig
[ˈʃlaːksɪç]
The verdict
“schlaksig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungelenk aufgrund großer Körperlänge
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlaksig · schlaksig · German
schlaksig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | schlaksig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaːksɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlaksig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlaksig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlaːksɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungelenk aufgrund großer Körperlänge".
schlaksig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schlaksig, spelled S-C-H-L-A-K-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1ungelenk aufgrund großer Körperlänge
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlaksig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während andere Rennfahrer ihre Trinkflaschen im Ziel manchmal wahllos in die Menge werfen, andere nur unwillig reagieren, wenn sie von Fans um ein solches Souvenir gebeten werden, achtet der schlaksige Brite penibel darauf, dass seine Flasche immer bei einem Kind landet, und reicht sie mit sanfter Geste hinunter.“
„Der Mittelfeldakteur wirkt mit seinen 1,91 Metern schlaksig, tatsächlich besitzt er aber das Ballgefühl eines Zauberers.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.