Schlepper

/[ˈʃlɛpɐ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,666

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Schlepper is aGermannoun. It means: Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird Pronounced [ˈʃlɛpɐ]. Often confused with schleppt and schleppte.

Key facts for Schlepper
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlepper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɛpɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,666
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schlepper in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schlepper is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɛpɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,666 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schlepper, with forms such as "cshlepper", "scchlepper", and "schelpper". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "schleppt", "schleppte", "Schleuser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schlepper, spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird
  2. 2
    Kraftfahrzeug zum Ziehen von angehängten Lasten
  3. 3
    für den Transport im Berg zuständiger Arbeiter
  4. 4
    jemand, der anderen Personen hilft, auf illegale Weise gegen Bezahlung in ein Land zu kommen
  5. 5
    jemand, der andere Personen auf fragwürdige Weise Betrieben (zum Beispiel Nachtlokalen) zuführt
  6. 6
    Skilift, Aufstiegshilfe, mit der Personen hinaufgezogen werden

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlepper,scchlepper,schelpper,schhlepper,schlepepr,schleper,schlepperr,schleppre,schllepper,schlpeper,sclhepper,shclepper,sschlepper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schlepper

Misspelling Variants of "Schlepper"

cshlepper9scchlepper10schelpper9schhlepper10schlepepr9schleper8schlepperr10schleppre9
Misspelling Variants of "Schlepper"

Frequency rank: #14,666 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlepper"?
"Schlepper" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɛpɐ].
What does "Schlepper" mean?
As a noun, "Schlepper" means: Schiff, das zum Ziehen und Schieben anderer Schiffe oder großer schwimmfähiger Objekte eingesetzt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Schlepper"?
"Schlepper" is commonly confused with "schleppt", "schleppte", "Schleuser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlepper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlepper" is [ˈʃlɛpɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlepper" come from?
"Schlepper" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.