Schlauch
[ʃlaʊ̯x]
The verdict
“Schlauch” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,163 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,163
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - flexible Leitung zur Förderung fester, flüssiger und gasförmiger Stoffe
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlauch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃlaʊ̯x] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #12,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlauch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schlauch is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃlaʊ̯x]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,163 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlauch, with forms such as "cshlauch", "scchlauch", and "schaluch". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "schwach", "Schluck", "schlich", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlauch, spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1flexible Leitung zur Förderung fester, flüssiger und gasförmiger Stoffe
- 2kreisförmiger hohler Ring (Torus) aus Gummi, der im Inneren des Reifens die Luft enthält
- 3ein Behältnis zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten
- 4eine topologische Struktur
- 5der Penis eines Hengstes oder Wallachs
- 6etwas sehr Anstrengendes
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshlauch,scchlauch,schaluch,schhlauch,schlacuh,schlaucch,schlauchh,schlauhc,schllauch,schluach,sclhauch,shclauch,sschlauch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlauch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Schlauch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃlaʊ̯x] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “schwach” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schlauch vs schwach
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.