schlenderten

[ˈʃlɛndɐtn̩]

/[ˈʃlɛndɐtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schlenderten” is uncommon German (frequency #99,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,048
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlenderten · schlenderten · German

schlenderten · rank #99,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,048
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlaufen

Nearest frequency peer: Schlaufen (-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 „schlenderten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlenderten
PropertyValue
Headwordschlenderten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlɛndɐtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlenderten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schlendertenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlaufen“ (#99,047), „schlingern“ (#99,049), „Schkeuditz“ (#99,046). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlenderten“ bei #99,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlenderten is uncommon German at frequency #99,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛndɐtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schlenderten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schlenderten, spelled S-C-H-L-E-N-D-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural 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 "schlenderten"?
"schlenderten" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-N-D-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛndɐtn̩].
What does "schlenderten" mean?
As a verb, "schlenderten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlendern
How do you pronounce "schlenderten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlenderten" is [ˈʃlɛndɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlenderten" come from?
"schlenderten" 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 "schlenderten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schuhschrank#99,065Schuldigkeit#99,066Schutzschirm#99,069Ruhrgebietes#99,010

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list