Schlappschwanz
German, noun/ˈʃlapˌʃvant͡s/
Schlappschwanz is spelled S-C-H-L-A-P-P-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlappschwanz is a German masculine noun meaning “a weakling; a quitter; a limpdick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “willensschwacher, weichlicher, auch feiger Mensch”.
What does Schlappschwanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinea weakling; a quitter; a limpdick
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. willensschwacher, weichlicher, auch feiger Mensch 2. impotenter Mann, Liebhaber ohne Temperament
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 Schlappschwanz
- Schlappschwanzes genitive
- Schlappschwänze plural
- Schlappschwanze dative singular
- Schlappschwänzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlappschwanz?
- /ˈʃlapˌʃvant͡s/
- [ˈʃlapˌʃvant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlappschwanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlappschwanz in German?
Schlappschwanz appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).