schlauer

[ˈʃlaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈʃlaʊ̯ɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlauer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,374
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlauer · schlauer · German

schlauer · rank #12,374 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,374
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scham

Nearest frequency peer: Scham (-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 „schlauer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlauer“ 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).

schlauer vs Schwager
63% similar
schlauer vs Schleier
63% similar
schlauer vs schräger
63% similar

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

Key facts for schlauer
PropertyValue
Headwordschlauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,374
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlauer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schlauerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Scham“ (#12,373), „schmal“ (#12,375), „Ruinen“ (#12,372). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlauer“ bei #12,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around schlauer (IPA [ˈʃlaʊ̯ɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,374 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlauer, with forms such as "cshlauer", "scchlauer", and "schaluer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwager", "Schleier", "schräger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schlauer, spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlauer
  • scchlauer
  • schaluer
  • schhlauer
  • schlaeur
  • schlauerr
  • schlaure
  • schllauer
  • schluaer
  • sclhauer
  • shclauer
  • sschlauer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schlauer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshlauer2scchlauer1schaluer2schhlauer1schlaeur2schlauerr1schlaure2schllauer1
Edit distance from "schlauer"

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 "schlauer"?
"schlauer" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "schlauer" mean?
As an adjective, "schlauer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
What words are commonly confused with "schlauer"?
"schlauer" is commonly confused with "Schwager", "Schleier", "schräger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlauer" is [ˈʃlaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlauer" come from?
"schlauer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pauschal#12,361Sperrung#12,390Neukölln#12,353Tierheim#12,397

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

operative12 variantsunauffällig12 variantsManhattan12 variantsvergesst12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list