Schlapfen
[ˈʃlap͡fn̩]
The verdict
“Schlapfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bequemer, hinten zumeist offener, Hausschuh oder Straßenschuh aus weichem Material
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlapfen · Schlapfen · German
Schlapfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schlapfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlap͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlapfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlapfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlap͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bequemer, hinten zumeist offener, Hausschuh oder Straßenschuh aus weichem Material".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schlapfen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schlapfen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1bequemer, hinten zumeist offener, Hausschuh oder Straßenschuh aus weichem Material
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlapfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist derart klischeehaft, dass es einen direkt aus den Schlapfen katapultieren könnte – wenn man das nötige Kleingeld, nämlich 400.000 Euro, hat, sind diese von 1890, aus Holz und zierten einmal Paul Gauguins (zierliche) Malerfüße.
Wie die Zeitung "Daily Telegraph" am Donnerstag berichtete, hatte Peter Thorneycroft mit nacktem Oberkörper, in Shorts und Schlapfen und nur mit einem Gartenschlauch ausgerüstet auf dem "Kinglake National Park Hotel" gegen die Glut angekämpft, während Dutzende Kinder in dem Gebäude auf Rettung warteten.
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.