schleichende

Name: schleichende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də]

/[ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“schleichende” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,198
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schleichend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

schleichende vs schleichen

83% similar

schleichende vs schleichend

92% similar

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

Key facts for schleichende
Property	Value
Headword	schleichende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#44,198
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schleichende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schleichende lands here:

#44,198

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around schleichende (IPA [ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,198 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for schleichende, with forms such as "cshleichende", "scchleichende", and "schelichende". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "schleichen", "schleichend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schleichende, spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshleichende
scchleichende
schelichende
schhleichende
schlecihende
schleicchende
schleicehnde
schleichedne
schleichendde
schleichened
schleichennde
schleichhende
schleichnede
schleihcende
schliechende
schlleichende
sclheichende
shcleichende
sschleichende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schleichende - 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.

Edit distance from "schleichende"

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 "schleichende"?

"schleichende" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də].

What does "schleichende" mean?

As an adjective, "schleichende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schleichend

What words are commonly confused with "schleichende"?

"schleichende" is commonly confused with "schleichen", "schleichend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "schleichende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schleichende" is [ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "schleichende" come from?

"schleichende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “schleichende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃlaɪ̯çn̩də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “schleichen” - see the side-by-side comparison. schleichende vs schleichen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.