schlappmachen
German, verb[ˈʃlapˌmaxn̩]
schlappmachen is spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-M-A-C-H-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlappmachen is a German verb meaning “to wilt (to fatigue; to lose strength)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(eine körperliche Aktivität) nicht weiter durchhalten, sondern aufgeben”.
What does schlappmachen mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto wilt (to fatigue; to lose strength)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (eine körperliche Aktivität) nicht weiter durchhalten, sondern aufgeben
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 schlappmachen
- macht schlapp present singular third-person
- machte schlapp past
- schlappgemacht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- schlappmachend participle present
- schlappzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
- mache schlapp first-person indicative present
- machen schlapp first-person indicative plural
- machst schlapp indicative present second-person
- machest schlapp second-person singular subjunctive
- machet schlapp plural second-person subjunctive
- machten schlapp first-person indicative plural
- machtest schlapp indicative preterite second-person
- machtet schlapp indicative plural preterite
- mach schlapp! imperative singular
- mache schlapp! imperative singular
- macht schlapp! imperative plural
- schlappgemacht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schlappmachen?
- [ˈʃlapˌmaxn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to schlappmachen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is schlappmachen in German?
schlappmachen appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).