schlappe

[ˈʃlapə]

/[ˈʃlapə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlappe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,380
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlappe · schlappe · German

schlappe · rank #28,380 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,380
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schieber

Nearest frequency peer: Schieber (-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 „schlappe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlappe“ 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).

schlappe vs schnapp
75% similar
schlappe vs schnappt
75% similar
schlappe vs schleppt
75% similar

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

Key facts for schlappe
PropertyValue
Headwordschlappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlapə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,380
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlappe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schlappeliegt 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: „Schieber“ (#28,379), „Schriftart“ (#28,381), „Scheiterhaufen“ (#28,378). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlappe“ bei #28,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schlappe (IPA [ˈʃlapə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,380 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlappe, with forms such as "cshlappe", "scchlappe", and "schalppe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "schnapp", "schnappt", "schleppt", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schlappe, spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlappe
  • scchlappe
  • schalppe
  • schhlappe
  • schlape
  • schlapep
  • schllappe
  • schlpape
  • sclhappe
  • shclappe
  • sschlappe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schlappe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshlappe2scchlappe1schalppe2schhlappe1schlape1schlapep2schllappe1schlpape2
Edit distance from "schlappe"

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 "schlappe"?
"schlappe" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlapə].
What does "schlappe" mean?
As an adjective, "schlappe" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlapp
What words are commonly confused with "schlappe"?
"schlappe" is commonly confused with "schnapp", "schnappt", "schleppt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlappe" is [ˈʃlapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlappe" come from?
"schlappe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schieber#28,379statisch#28,400Ressorts#28,357Rauswurf#28,347

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Rätseln11 variantsSperrmüll11 variantstranken11 variantsTreptow11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list