schlechteste

[ˈʃlɛçtəstə]

/[ˈʃlɛçtəstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlechteste” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,560
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlechteste · schlechteste · German

schlechteste · rank #10,560 · 20 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,560
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlaganfall

Nearest frequency peer: Schlaganfall (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schlechteste“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schlechteste“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schlechteste vs schlechtesten
92% similar
schlechteste vs schlechtes
83% similar
schlechteste vs schlechtere
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schlechteste
PropertyValue
Headwordschlechteste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlɛçtəstə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#10,560
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlechteste“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schlechtesteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schlaganfall“ (#10,559), „schul“ (#10,561), „Schilder“ (#10,558). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlechteste“ bei #10,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around schlechteste (IPA [ˈʃlɛçtəstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,560 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlechteste, with forms such as "cshlechteste", "scchlechteste", and "schelchteste". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "schlechtesten", "schlechtes", "schlechtere", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 schlechteste, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlechteste
  • scchlechteste
  • schelchteste
  • schhlechteste
  • schlcehteste
  • schlecchteste
  • schlechetste
  • schlechhteste
  • schlechteset
  • schlechtesste
  • schlechtestte
  • schlechtetse
  • schlechtsete
  • schlechtteste
  • schlectheste
  • schlehcteste
  • schllechteste
  • sclhechteste
  • shclechteste
  • sschlechteste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schlechteste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshlechteste2scchlechteste1schelchteste2schhlechteste1schlcehteste2schlecchteste1schlechetste2schlechhteste1
Edit distance from "schlechteste"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlechteste"?
"schlechteste" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛçtəstə].
What does "schlechteste" mean?
As an adjective, "schlechteste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
What words are commonly confused with "schlechteste"?
"schlechteste" is commonly confused with "schlechtesten", "schlechtes", "schlechtere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlechteste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlechteste" is [ˈʃlɛçtəstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlechteste" come from?
"schlechteste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlechteste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlaganfall#10,559Sommerferien#10,566Staatsbürger#10,569verbreiteten#10,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Bekanntschaft20 variantsChefredakteur20 variantserforderliche20 variantsKleinigkeiten20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list