Schlappen

[ˈʃlapn̩]

/[ˈʃlapn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlappen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,655 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,655
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht abwertend: bequemer Hausschuh, ausgetretener Schuh

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlappen · Schlappen · German

Schlappen · rank #51,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,655
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scheute

Nearest frequency peer: scheute (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schlappen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlappen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlappen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlapn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlappen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schlappenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scheute“ (#51,654), „Schleiden“ (#51,656), „Schlüsselbein“ (#51,658). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlappen“ bei #51,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlappen is uncommon German at frequency #51,655 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schlappen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schlappen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht abwertend: bequemer Hausschuh, ausgetretener Schuh
  2. 2
    umgangssprachlich: Autoreifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er stieg aus dem Bett, zog Breeches an und Schlappen und rasierte sich.“
  2. Nicht nur die Automodelle werden immer größer, auch die Reifen nehmen an Umfang zu. 30-Zoll-Schlappen sind keine Seltenheit mehr.

Synonyms

LatschenPuschenSchlappschuhAutoreifen

This word in other languages

slipper(English)pantoufle(Français)

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 "Schlappen"?
"Schlappen" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlapn̩].
What does "Schlappen" mean?
As a noun, "Schlappen" means: leicht abwertend: bequemer Hausschuh, ausgetretener Schuh
How do you pronounce "Schlappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlappen" is [ˈʃlapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlappen" come from?
"Schlappen" 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 "Schlappen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schleiden#51,656Schmerzes#51,659Schumanns#51,666schwärmte#51,668

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list