schlechteste
[ˈʃlɛçtəstə]
The verdict
“schlechteste” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,560 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,560
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlechteste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛçtəstə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #10,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schlechteste” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schlechteste is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɛçtəstə]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,560 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 3Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 4Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 5Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 6Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 7Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 8Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schlecht
- 9Akkusativ 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.
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
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Using “schlechteste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃlɛçtəstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “schlechtesten” - see the side-by-side comparison. schlechteste vs schlechtesten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.