Schlampigkeit
[ˈʃlampɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schlampigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, nachlässig/schlampig zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlampigkeit · Schlampigkeit · German
Schlampigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schlampigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlampɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlampigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlampigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlampɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft, nachlässig/schlampig zu sein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schlampigkeit, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Schlampigkeit, spelled S-C-H-L-A-M-P-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, nachlässig/schlampig zu sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schlampigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Schlampigkeit von Schülern war dem Lehrer solche Routine, dass er von ihnen nichts anderes erwartete.“
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.