schlenkern
[ˈʃlɛŋkɐn]
The verdict
“schlenkern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich hin und her, von links nach rechts und zurück bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlenkern · schlenkern · German
schlenkern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlenkern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɛŋkɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlenkern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlenkern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɛŋkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
schlenkern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schlenkern, spelled S-C-H-L-E-N-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1sich hin und her, von links nach rechts und zurück bewegen
- 2etwas hin und her, von links nach rechts und zurück bewegen
- 3planlos durch die Gegend schlendern, spazierengehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlenkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sehr oft, hauptsächlich aber bei Beginn der Krankheit, konnten die Kinder den Kopf nicht vom Kissen heben, oder sie konnten ihn nicht gerade aufrechthalten, während der Kopf schlenkerte.“
Der verletzte Arm schlenkerte an ihrer rechten Seite.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.