schlechterer
[ˈʃlɛçtəʁɐ]
The verdict
“schlechterer” is uncommon German (frequency #71,813 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,813
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlechterer · schlechterer · German
schlechterer · rank #71,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,813
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schlaufe
Nearest frequency peer: Schlaufe (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “schlechterer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schlagloch
Schlagloch
28,191 corpus weight
- Schlaufe
Schlaufe
28,189 corpus weight
- schlechterer
schlechterer
28,188 corpus weight
- schlenker
schlenker
28,187 corpus weight
- schliefst
schliefst
28,186 corpus weight
- Schlupf
Schlupf
28,185 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schlechterer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlechterer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛçtəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #71,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schlechterer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schlechterer is uncommon German at frequency #71,813 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlɛçtəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schlechterer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schlechterer, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlechterer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.