schlechterdings
[ˈʃlɛçtɐˌdɪŋs]
The verdict
“schlechterdings” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ganz und gar, alles in allem
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlechterdings · schlechterdings · German
schlechterdings · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schlechterdings |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛçtɐˌdɪŋs] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlechterdings“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlechterdings is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛçtɐˌdɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ganz und gar, alles in allem".
Zero misspellings are on record for schlechterdings in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 schlechterdings, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-D-I-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1ganz und gar, alles in allem
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlechterdings appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Angesichts des Umstandes, dass die erhobenen Vorwürfe schlechterdings nicht haltbar sind, wird angeregt, das Verfahren nach § 70 StPO zur Vermeidung unnötiger Kosten zu Lasten der Staatskasse einzustellen.“
Wir suchen also Erkenntnisse, die schlechterdings unabhängig aller Erfahrung stattfinden.
This word in other languages
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.