schlemm

[ʃlɛm]

/[ʃlɛm]/ verb

The verdict

“schlemm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlemm · schlemm · German

schlemm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for schlemm
PropertyValue
Headwordschlemm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃlɛm]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlemm“ im Deutschen

schlemmschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlemm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃlɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schlemm, 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schlemm, spelled S-C-H-L-E-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlemmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlemmen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlemm"?
"schlemm" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlɛm].
What does "schlemm" mean?
As a verb, "schlemm" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schlemmen
How do you pronounce "schlemm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlemm" is [ʃlɛm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlemm" come from?
"schlemm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list