Schlepp
[ʃlɛp]
The verdict
“Schlepp” is uncommon German (frequency #60,991 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,991
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem ein Fahrzeug ein anderes zieht
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlepp · Schlepp · German
Schlepp · rank #60,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,991
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH schlaflos
Nearest frequency peer: schlaflos (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schlepp”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schirmen
Schirmen
39,013 corpus weight
- Schlachthaus
Schlachthaus
39,012 corpus weight
- schlaflos
schlaflos
39,011 corpus weight
- Schlepp
Schlepp
39,010 corpus weight
- Schlüpfer
Schlüpfer
39,007 corpus weight
- Schmelztieg…
Schmelztiegel
39,006 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlepp” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlepp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃlɛp] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlepp” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlepp is uncommon German at frequency #60,991 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlɛp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, bei dem ein Fahrzeug ein anderes zieht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schlepp, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schlepp, spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, bei dem ein Fahrzeug ein anderes zieht
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlepp", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.