schleif

[ʃlaɪ̯f]

/[ʃlaɪ̯f]/ verb

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The verdict

“schleif” is uncommon German (frequency #70,768 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,768
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schleif · schleif · German

schleif · rank #70,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,768
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlamperei

Nearest frequency peer: Schlamperei (-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 „schleif“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schleif
PropertyValue
Headwordschleif
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃlaɪ̯f]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schleif“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schleiffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlamperei“ (#70,767), „Schleusingen“ (#70,769), „schlagkräftige“ (#70,766). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schleif“ bei #70,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schleif is uncommon German at frequency #70,768 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃlaɪ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleifen".

Zero misspellings are on record for schleif in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schleif, spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleifen

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 "schleif"?
"schleif" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlaɪ̯f].
What does "schleif" mean?
As a verb, "schleif" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleifen
How do you pronounce "schleif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schleif" is [ʃlaɪ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schleif" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schiris#70,764schnürt#70,778sailing#70,748rüstete#70,745

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list