schlechten

/[ˈʃlɛçtn̩]/ adj

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Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,785

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

schlechten is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht Pronounced [ˈʃlɛçtn̩]. It ranks #2,785 in German word frequency. Often confused with schlichte and schlechter.

Key facts for schlechten
PropertyValue
Headwordschlechten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃlɛçtn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,785
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schlechten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schlechten is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɛçtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,785 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlechten, with forms such as "cshlechten", "scchlechten", and "schelchten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "schlichte", "schlechter", "schlechtes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schlechten, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlechten,scchlechten,schelchten,schhlechten,schlcehten,schlecchten,schlechetn,schlechhten,schlechtenn,schlechtne,schlechtten,schlecthen,schlehcten,schllechten,sclhechten,shclechten,sschlechten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schlechten

Misspelling Variants of "schlechten"

cshlechten10scchlechten11schelchten10schhlechten11schlcehten10schlecchten11schlechetn10schlechhten11
Misspelling Variants of "schlechten"

Frequency rank: #2,785 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlechten"?
"schlechten" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛçtn̩].
What does "schlechten" mean?
As an adj, "schlechten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlecht
What words are commonly confused with "schlechten"?
"schlechten" is commonly confused with "schlichte", "schlechter", "schlechtes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlechten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlechten" is [ˈʃlɛçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlechten" come from?
"schlechten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.