schlanken

/[ˈʃlaŋkn̩]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,709

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

schlanken is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank Pronounced [ˈʃlaŋkn̩]. Often confused with Schranke and schlauen.

Key facts for schlanken
PropertyValue
Headwordschlanken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃlaŋkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,709
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schlanken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schlanken is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlaŋkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,709 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for schlanken, with forms such as "cshlanken", "scchlanken", and "schalnken". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Schranke", "schlauen", "schwanke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schlanken, spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlanken,scchlanken,schalnken,schhlanken,schlaknen,schlanekn,schlankenn,schlankken,schlankne,schlannken,schllanken,schlnaken,sclhanken,shclanken,sschlanken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schlanken

Misspelling Variants of "schlanken"

cshlanken9scchlanken10schalnken9schhlanken10schlaknen9schlanekn9schlankenn10schlankken10
Misspelling Variants of "schlanken"

Frequency rank: #19,709 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlanken"?
"schlanken" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaŋkn̩].
What does "schlanken" mean?
As an adj, "schlanken" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlank
What words are commonly confused with "schlanken"?
"schlanken" is commonly confused with "Schranke", "schlauen", "schwanke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlanken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlanken" is [ˈʃlaŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlanken" come from?
"schlanken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.