Schlaufen

[ˈʃlaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈʃlaʊ̯fn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,047 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,047
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlaufe

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlaufen · Schlaufen · German

Schlaufen · rank #99,047 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,047
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schkeuditz

Nearest frequency peer: Schkeuditz (-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 „Schlaufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlaufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,047
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlaufen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlaufenfällt 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: „Schkeuditz“ (#99,046), „schlenderten“ (#99,048), „schlingern“ (#99,049). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlaufen“ bei #99,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlaufen is uncommon German at frequency #99,047 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlaufen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schlaufen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlaufe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schlaufe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlaufe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schlaufe

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 "Schlaufen"?
"Schlaufen" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "Schlaufen" mean?
As a noun, "Schlaufen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlaufe
How do you pronounce "Schlaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlaufen" is [ˈʃlaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlaufen" come from?
"Schlaufen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schmackes#99,052Saxophone#99,029sauberste#99,025Sendemast#99,079

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list