Schleifpapier
[ˈʃlaɪ̯fpaˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schleifpapier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schleifmittel beschichtetes Stück Papier zum Schleifen und Glätten rauer Holzflächen oder zum Brechen von Kanten
Corpus desk
Index DE-schleifpapier · Schleifpapier · German
Schleifpapier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Schleifpapier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaɪ̯fpaˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schleifpapier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schleifpapier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaɪ̯fpaˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Schleifmittel beschichtetes Stück Papier zum Schleifen und Glätten rauer Holzflächen oder zum Brechen von Kanten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schleifpapier, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schleifpapier, spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-F-P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1mit Schleifmittel beschichtetes Stück Papier zum Schleifen und Glätten rauer Holzflächen oder zum Brechen von Kanten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schleifpapier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das können Sie entweder mühsam von Hand mit Raspel, Feile und Schleifpapier oder ganz einfach mit der maschinellen Hilfe einer Bohrmaschine erledigen.“
„Das Schleifpapier sitzt nun fest auf der Schleifscheibe und kann mit einem Werkzeug oder mit einer Schere zum Scheibenumfang beschnitten werden.“
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.