schlaues

[ˈʃlaʊ̯əs]

/[ˈʃlaʊ̯əs]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlaues” is uncommon German (frequency #60,043 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,043
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlaues · schlaues · German

schlaues · rank #60,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,043
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlagend

Nearest frequency peer: schlagend (-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 „schlaues“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlaues
PropertyValue
Headwordschlaues
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlaʊ̯əs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlaues“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schlagend“ (#60,042), „schlechtestes“ (#60,044), „Schlafwagen“ (#60,041). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlaues“ bei #60,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlaues is uncommon German at frequency #60,043 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlaʊ̯əs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schlaues in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 schlaues, spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau

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 "schlaues"?
"schlaues" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaʊ̯əs].
What does "schlaues" mean?
As an adjective, "schlaues" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlau
How do you pronounce "schlaues"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlaues" is [ˈʃlaʊ̯əs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlaues" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schulrat#60,053Sassnitz#60,025rosarote#60,013Respekts#60,006

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list