schlenderte

[ˈʃlɛndɐtə]

/[ˈʃlɛndɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schlenderte” is uncommon German (frequency #89,528 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,528
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlenderte · schlenderte · German

schlenderte · rank #89,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,528
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schleimigen

Nearest frequency peer: schleimigen (-1 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 „schlenderte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schlenderte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlenderte
PropertyValue
Headwordschlenderte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlɛndɐtə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlenderte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schlendertefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schleimigen“ (#89,527), „Schlangenlinien“ (#89,526), „Schmelzwasser“ (#89,530). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlenderte“ bei #89,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlenderte is uncommon German at frequency #89,528 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛndɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schlenderte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schlenderte, spelled S-C-H-L-E-N-D-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlenderte"?
"schlenderte" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-N-D-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛndɐtə].
What does "schlenderte" mean?
As a verb, "schlenderte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
How do you pronounce "schlenderte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlenderte" is [ˈʃlɛndɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlenderte" come from?
"schlenderte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlenderte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schleimigen#89,527Schirmmütze#89,525schmieriger#89,532schemenhaft#89,522

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list