schlemmen
[ˈʃlɛmən]
The verdict
“schlemmen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,862
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gut, reichlich und voller Genuss essen, oftmals hochpreisige, ausgesuchte Nahrungsmittel
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlemmen · schlemmen · German
schlemmen · rank #50,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,862
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schimmern
Nearest frequency peer: schimmern (-2 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 „schlemmen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- sauf
sauf
49,143 corpus weight
- Schamane
Schamane
49,142 corpus weight
- schimmern
schimmern
49,141 corpus weight
- schlemmen
schlemmen
49,139 corpus weight
- Schlosskirc…
Schlosskirche
49,137 corpus weight
- schnarcht
schnarcht
49,136 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schlemmen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlemmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛmən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlemmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlemmen is uncommon German at frequency #50,862 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gut, reichlich und voller Genuss essen, oftmals hochpreisige, ausgesuchte Nahrungsmittel".
schlemmen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schlemmen, spelled S-C-H-L-E-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1gut, reichlich und voller Genuss essen, oftmals hochpreisige, ausgesuchte Nahrungsmittel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlemmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Verbleiben demnach nur noch jene Platituden eines Herrn Knigge zum Thema »Benehmen am Tisch«, die jedes genussvolle Schlemmen in eine disziplinierte Maßnahme verwandelt.“
„Ben kocht leidenschaftlich gern und schlemmt mit Leib und Seele. Er ist kein Frustesser, sondern ein Lustesser.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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