Schlemmer

/[ˈʃlɛmɐ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,223

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Schlemmer is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der gern gut und viel isst Pronounced [ˈʃlɛmɐ]. Often confused with schlimme and schlimmer.

Key facts for Schlemmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlemmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɛmɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,223
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schlemmer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schlemmer is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɛmɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,223 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemand, der gern gut und viel isst".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schlemmer, with forms such as "cshlemmer", "scchlemmer", and "schelmmer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "schlimme", "schlimmer", "schlimmes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schlemmer, spelled S-C-H-L-E-M-M-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der gern gut und viel isst

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlemmer,scchlemmer,schelmmer,schhlemmer,schlememr,schlemer,schlemmerr,schlemmre,schllemmer,schlmemer,sclhemmer,shclemmer,sschlemmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schlemmer

Misspelling Variants of "Schlemmer"

cshlemmer9scchlemmer10schelmmer9schhlemmer10schlememr9schlemer8schlemmerr10schlemmre9
Misspelling Variants of "Schlemmer"

Frequency rank: #49,223 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlemmer"?
"Schlemmer" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛmɐ].
What does "Schlemmer" mean?
As a noun, "Schlemmer" means: jemand, der gern gut und viel isst
What words are commonly confused with "Schlemmer"?
"Schlemmer" is commonly confused with "schlimme", "schlimmer", "schlimmes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlemmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlemmer" is [ˈʃlɛmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlemmer" come from?
"Schlemmer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.