schlapp

[ʃlap]

/[ʃlap]/ adj

The verdict

“schlapp” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,112. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,112
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Energie habend, erschöpft

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlapp · schlapp · German

schlapp · rank #24,112 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,112
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schiebe

Nearest frequency peer: schiebe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schlapp“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schlapp“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schlapp vs schlau
71% similar
schlapp vs Schnaps
57% similar
schlapp vs schnapp
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schlapp
PropertyValue
Headwordschlapp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃlap]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,112
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlapp“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schlappliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schiebe“ (#24,111), „Schleim“ (#24,113), „scherze“ (#24,110). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlapp“ bei #24,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around schlapp (IPA [ʃlap]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,112 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlapp, with forms such as "cshlapp", "scchlapp", and "schalpp". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "schlau", "Schnaps", "schnapp", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schlapp, spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Energie habend, erschöpft
  2. 2
    locker ohne Spannung herabhängend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schlapp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wegen der Hitze war er ganz schlapp.
  2. Trotz ihrer weiblichen Reize blieb sein Glied schlapp.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlapp
  • scchlapp
  • schalpp
  • schhlapp
  • schlap
  • schllapp
  • schlpap
  • sclhapp
  • shclapp
  • sschlapp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schlapp - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshlapp2scchlapp1schalpp2schhlapp1schlap1schllapp1schlpap2sclhapp2
Edit distance from "schlapp"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlapp"?
"schlapp" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlap].
What does "schlapp" mean?
As an adjective, "schlapp" means: keine Energie habend, erschöpft
What words are commonly confused with "schlapp"?
"schlapp" is commonly confused with "schlau", "Schnaps", "schnapp". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlapp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlapp" is [ʃlap]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlapp" come from?
"schlapp" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlapp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list