Schlenker
German, noun/ˈʃlɛŋkɐ/
Schlenker is spelled S-C-H-L-E-N-K-E-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlenker is a German masculine noun meaning “swerve (abrupt movement, especially of a vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurze Abweichung, kleiner Umweg von der eingeschlagenen Richtung”.
What does Schlenker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineswerve (abrupt movement, especially of a vehicle)
Der Autofahrer machte einen unerwarteten Schlenker
- 2
colloquialmasculinedetour
einen kleinen Schlenker machen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurze Abweichung, kleiner Umweg von der eingeschlagenen Richtung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlenker
- Schlenkers genitive
- Schlenkern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlenker?
- /ˈʃlɛŋkɐ/
- [ˈʃlɛŋkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlenker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlenker in German?
Schlenker appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).