schlechtreden
[ˈʃlɛçtˌʁeːdn̩]
The verdict
“schlechtreden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich negativ über etwas äußern (und es dadurch zum Schlechteren verändern)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlechtreden · schlechtreden · German
schlechtreden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | schlechtreden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛçtˌʁeːdn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlechtreden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlechtreden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛçtˌʁeːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich negativ über etwas äußern (und es dadurch zum Schlechteren verändern)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schlechtreden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schlechtreden, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-R-E-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich negativ über etwas äußern (und es dadurch zum Schlechteren verändern)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlechtreden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rede seinen Erfolg nicht schlecht!
Dass alle sein Buch schlechtredeten, spornte ihn noch mehr an.
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.