Schlauheit
[ˈʃlaʊ̯haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schlauheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft, klug, gescheit oder listig zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlauheit · Schlauheit · German
Schlauheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlauheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaʊ̯haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlauheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlauheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaʊ̯haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schlauheit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlauheit, spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft, klug, gescheit oder listig zu sein
- 2etwas, das [1] zum Ausdruck bringt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlauheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie verfolgte ihr Ziel mit unbewußter, aber hartnäckiger Schlauheit, mit einer Schlauheit, wie sie bei Geisteskranken vorkommt […].“
„Durch Schlauheit war sie überlistet worden, durch Schlauheit mußte sie sich wieder befreien.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.