schlängeln
[ˈʃlɛŋl̩n]
The verdict
“schlängeln” is uncommon German (frequency #84,528 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,528
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich in Windungen und Kurven bewegend/verlaufend in eine Richtung fortbewegen/fortsetzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlangeln · schlängeln · German
schlängeln · rank #84,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,528
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH schmackhaften
Nearest frequency peer: schmackhaften (+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 “schlängeln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schlafzimme…
Schlafzimmern
15,478 corpus weight
- schlankes
schlankes
15,477 corpus weight
- schleiche
schleiche
15,476 corpus weight
- schlängeln
schlängeln
15,473 corpus weight
- schmackhaft…
schmackhaften
15,472 corpus weight
- schmackhaft…
schmackhafter
15,471 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schlängeln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlängeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛŋl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #84,528 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schlängeln” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schlängeln is uncommon German at frequency #84,528 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛŋl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schlängeln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schlängeln, spelled S-C-H-L-Ä-N-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich in Windungen und Kurven bewegend/verlaufend in eine Richtung fortbewegen/fortsetzen
- 2sich durch ein enges Umfeld seinen Weg bahnen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlängeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.