Schlegel

/[ˈʃleːɡl̩]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,049

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Schlegel is aGermannoun. It means: hintere Keule von Schlachttieren Pronounced [ˈʃleːɡl̩]. Often confused with Schleier and Schwefel.

Key facts for Schlegel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlegel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃleːɡl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,049
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schlegel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schlegel is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃleːɡl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,049 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "hintere Keule von Schlachttieren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlegel, with forms such as "cshlegel", "scchlegel", and "schelgel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Schleier", "Schwefel", "Schlingel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schlegel, spelled S-C-H-L-E-G-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    hintere Keule von Schlachttieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlegel,scchlegel,schelgel,schhlegel,schleegl,schlegell,schleggel,schlegle,schlgeel,schllegel,sclhegel,shclegel,sschlegel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schlegel

Misspelling Variants of "Schlegel"

cshlegel8scchlegel9schelgel8schhlegel9schleegl8schlegell9schleggel9schlegle8
Misspelling Variants of "Schlegel"

Frequency rank: #20,049 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlegel"?
"Schlegel" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃleːɡl̩].
What does "Schlegel" mean?
As a noun, "Schlegel" means: hintere Keule von Schlachttieren
What words are commonly confused with "Schlegel"?
"Schlegel" is commonly confused with "Schleier", "Schwefel", "Schlingel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlegel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlegel" is [ˈʃleːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlegel" come from?
"Schlegel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.