schlampige

[ˈʃlampɪɡə]

/[ˈʃlampɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlampige” is uncommon German (frequency #67,659 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,659
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlampige · schlampige · German

schlampige · rank #67,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,659
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiffchen

Nearest frequency peer: Schiffchen (-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 “schlampige”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “schlampige” 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 schlampige
PropertyValue
Headwordschlampige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlampɪɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “schlampige” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Schiffchen“ (#67,658), „Schickeria“ (#67,657), „Scheinwerferlicht“ (#67,656). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlampige is uncommon German at frequency #67,659 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlampɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schlampige, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schlampige, spelled S-C-H-L-A-M-P-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig

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 "schlampige"?
"schlampige" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-M-P-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlampɪɡə].
What does "schlampige" mean?
As an adjective, "schlampige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlampig
How do you pronounce "schlampige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlampige" is [ˈʃlampɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlampige" come from?
"schlampige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schiffchen#67,658Schickeria#67,657schmuggelt#67,664Schreddern#67,669

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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