schleimig
German, adjective/ˈʃlaɪ̯mɪç/
schleimig is spelled S-C-H-L-E-I-M-I-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schleimig is a German adjective meaning “slimy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “glitschig feucht, aus Schleim bestehend”.
What does schleimig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slimy
- 2
mucous, mucoid
- 3
obsequiously friendly; also smarmy, slick, but implying obsequiousness more than falseness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. glitschig feucht, aus Schleim bestehend 2. falsch, nur übertrieben freundlich tuend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of schleimig
- schleimiger masculine nominative singular
- am schleimigsten superlative
- schleimige feminine nominative singular
- schleimiges neuter nominative singular
- schleimigen genitive masculine singular
- schleimigem dative masculine singular
- der schleimige definite includes-article masculine
- die schleimige definite feminine includes-article
- das schleimige definite includes-article neuter
- die schleimigen definite includes-article nominative
- des schleimigen definite genitive includes-article
- der schleimigen definite feminine genitive
- dem schleimigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schleimig?
- /ˈʃlaɪ̯mɪç/
- /ˈʃlaɪ̯mɪk/
- [ˈʃlaɪ̯mɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to schleimig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is schleimig in German?
schleimig appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).