Schlange
German, noun
Schlange is spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlange is a German feminine noun meaning “snake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, schlänge is a different word: “first/third-person singular subjunctive II of schlingen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unterordnung von fußlosen Tieren (Serpentes)”.
What does Schlange mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnake
- 2
feminineline (of people waiting), queue
- 3
feminineslangpenis
- 4
derogatoryfemininesnake, a treacherous person (especially a woman)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular subjunctive II of schlingen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unterordnung von fußlosen Tieren (Serpentes) 2. Abfolge, Reihe von Individuen oder Gegenständen 3. hinterhältige Frau
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlange
- Schlangen plural
- Schlängelchen diminutive neuter
- Schlänglein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Schlange
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlange in German?
Schlange appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).