Schlaufe
German, noun/ˈʃlaʊ̯fə/
Schlaufe is spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-F-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlaufe is a German feminine noun meaning “loop, noose (string formed into a ring)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ring aus biegsamen Material (Leder, Stoff, Schnur)”.
What does Schlaufe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineloop, noose (string formed into a ring)
Jede Schleife hat zwei Schlaufen.
- 2
femininestrap (such a loop functioning as a hanger)
- 3
feminineobsoleteobsolete form of Schleife (“bow, tie”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ring aus biegsamen Material (Leder, Stoff, Schnur)
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 Schlaufe
- Schlaufen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlaufe?
- /ˈʃlaʊ̯fə/
- [ˈʃlaʊ̯fə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlaufe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlaufe in German?
Schlaufe appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).