schleierhaft

[ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft]

/[ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“schleierhaft” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,199. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,199
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Schleier behaftet; mit, von einem Rätsel umgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-schleierhaft · schleierhaft · German

schleierhaft · rank #44,199 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,199
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schleichende

Nearest frequency peer: schleichende (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schleierhaft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schleierhaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schleierhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordschleierhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#44,199
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schleierhaft“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schleierhaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schleichende“ (#44,198), „schmerzhafter“ (#44,200), „Schladming“ (#44,197). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schleierhaft“ bei #44,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around schleierhaft (IPA [ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,199 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit einem Schleier behaftet; mit, von einem Rätsel umgeben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for schleierhaft, with forms such as "cshleierhaft", "scchleierhaft", and "schelierhaft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schleierhaft, spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Schleier behaftet; mit, von einem Rätsel umgeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das alles ist mir schleierhaft.
  2. „Außer dem Wetter und kleinen Beobachtungen entlang des Wegs fiel Ida kein Gesprächsstoff ein. Wie sie von dort auf die Gouvernante überleiten sollte, war ihr vollends schleierhaft.“

Synonyms

rätselhaft

This word in other languages

obscure(English)enigmático(Español)abracadabrant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshleierhaft
  • scchleierhaft
  • schelierhaft
  • schhleierhaft
  • schleeirhaft
  • schleiehraft
  • schleierahft
  • schleierhafft
  • schleierhaftt
  • schleierhatf
  • schleierhfat
  • schleierhhaft
  • schleierrhaft
  • schleirehaft
  • schlieerhaft
  • schlleierhaft
  • sclheierhaft
  • shcleierhaft
  • sschleierhaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshleierhaft2scchleierhaft1schelierhaft2schhleierhaft1schleeirhaft2schleiehraft2schleierahft2schleierhafft1
Edit distance from "schleierhaft"

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 "schleierhaft"?
"schleierhaft" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-E-R-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft].
What does "schleierhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "schleierhaft" means: mit einem Schleier behaftet; mit, von einem Rätsel umgeben
What are common misspellings of "schleierhaft"?
Common misspellings include "cshleierhaft", "scchleierhaft", "schelierhaft", "schhleierhaft", "schleeirhaft". The correct spelling is "schleierhaft".
How do you pronounce "schleierhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schleierhaft" is [ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schleierhaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schleichende#44,198Schutzschild#44,208Reparationen#44,177reingeschaut#44,172

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Springreiter19 variantsStolperstein19 variantsNahrungskette19 variantsMittelstürmer19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list