Schlappe
German, noun
Schlappe is spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E (8 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlappe is a German feminine noun meaning “defeat, flop, disadvantageous outcome (in a game, election, contest, battle etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, schlappe is a different word: “strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Unterliegen bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne. (kopiert…”.
What does Schlappe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteslap
- 2
feminineinformaldefeat, flop, disadvantageous outcome (in a game, election, contest, battle etc.)
- 3
feminineobsoletea baret or hoodie cap hanging down
- 4
feminineslide, slipper (one of a pair of footwear open in the back, a shoe from which the back has been cut off)
adjective
- 1
femininestrong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 3
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 4
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Unterliegen bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne. (kopiert von Niederlage)
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 Schlappe
- Schlappen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is Schlappe in German?
Schlappe appears 1.6 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).