schlecken

[ˈʃlɛkn̩]

/[ˈʃlɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schlecken” is uncommon German (frequency #93,543 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,543
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas unter Einsatz der Zunge genüsslich verspeisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlecken · schlecken · German

schlecken · rank #93,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,543
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlagwörtern

Nearest frequency peer: Schlagwörtern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schlecken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schlecken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlecken
PropertyValue
Headwordschlecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlɛkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlecken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schleckenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlagwörtern“ (#93,542), „Schlagring“ (#93,541), „Schleimer“ (#93,545). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlecken“ bei #93,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlecken is uncommon German at frequency #93,543 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schlecken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schlecken, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas unter Einsatz der Zunge genüsslich verspeisen
  2. 2
    Süßigkeiten naschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schlecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wenn du magst, können wir noch ein Eis schlecken!
  2. Wer hat von meinen Pralinen geschleckt?

Synonyms

leckenschlabbernnaschen

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 "schlecken"?
"schlecken" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛkn̩].
What does "schlecken" mean?
As a verb, "schlecken" means: etwas unter Einsatz der Zunge genüsslich verspeisen
How do you pronounce "schlecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlecken" is [ˈʃlɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlecken" come from?
"schlecken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schleimer#93,545Schaumbad#93,533Schusters#93,561schwafeln#93,563

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list