schlecht beieinander sein

[ʃlɛçt baɪ̯ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ zaɪ̯n]

/[ʃlɛçt baɪ̯ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ zaɪ̯n]/ phrase

The verdict

“schlecht beieinander sein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krank, kränklich sein, nicht gut in Form sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlecht-beieinander-sei · schlecht beieinander sein · German

schlecht beieinander sein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 25 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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.

Key facts for schlecht beieinander sein
PropertyValue
Headwordschlecht beieinander sein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ʃlɛçt baɪ̯ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ zaɪ̯n]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlecht beieinander sein“ im Deutschen

schlecht beieinander seinschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlecht beieinander sein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʃlɛçt baɪ̯ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ zaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krank, kränklich sein, nicht gut in Form sein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schlecht beieinander sein, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schlecht beieinander sein, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T- -B-E-I-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R- -S-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    krank, kränklich sein, nicht gut in Form sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how schlecht beieinander sein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich kann heute Abend leider nicht mitkommen, ich bin ganz schlecht beieinander.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlecht beieinander sein"?
"schlecht beieinander sein" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T- -B-E-I-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R- -S-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlɛçt baɪ̯ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ zaɪ̯n].
What does "schlecht beieinander sein" mean?
As a phrase, "schlecht beieinander sein" means: krank, kränklich sein, nicht gut in Form sein
How do you pronounce "schlecht beieinander sein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlecht beieinander sein" is [ʃlɛçt baɪ̯ʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ zaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlecht beieinander sein" come from?
"schlecht beieinander sein" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list