Schleichweg
[ˈʃlaɪ̯çˌveːk]
The verdict
“Schleichweg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heimlicher, nur wenigen bekannter Weg, der abseits der großen, bekannten Straßen verläuft
Corpus desk
Index DE-schleichweg · Schleichweg · German
Schleichweg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Schleichweg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaɪ̯çˌveːk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schleichweg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schleichweg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaɪ̯çˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heimlicher, nur wenigen bekannter Weg, der abseits der großen, bekannten Straßen verläuft".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schleichweg in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schleichweg, spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-W-E-G.
Definition
- 1heimlicher, nur wenigen bekannter Weg, der abseits der großen, bekannten Straßen verläuft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schleichweg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schleichweg erwies sich im Nachhinein als Sackgasse.
Da vorne kommt gleich eine Baustelle, lass uns doch hier abbiegen und den Schleichweg nach Handorf nehmen.
This word in other languages
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.