Schlepperei

[ʃlɛpəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ʃlɛpəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlepperei” is uncommon German (frequency #85,805 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,805
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anhaltendes/wiederholtes Fortbewegen relativ schwerer Lasten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlepperei · Schlepperei · German

Schlepperei · rank #85,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,805
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlafwandler

Nearest frequency peer: Schlafwandler (-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 „Schlepperei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlepperei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlepperei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlɛpəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlepperei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schleppereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlafwandler“ (#85,804), „Schlesier“ (#85,806), „Schlaflied“ (#85,803). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlepperei“ bei #85,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlepperei is uncommon German at frequency #85,805 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlɛpəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schlepperei, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schlepperei, spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    anhaltendes/wiederholtes Fortbewegen relativ schwerer Lasten
  2. 2
    wiederholtes, gesetzwidriges Einschleusen von Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Schlepperei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Für die qualvolle Schlepperei bekommt die Zweiunddreißigjährige, die aussieht, als würde sie den Knochenjob seit mindestens vierzig Jahren machen, gerade mal 1,30 bis 1,70 Euro.“

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 "Schlepperei"?
"Schlepperei" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlɛpəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Schlepperei" mean?
As a noun, "Schlepperei" means: anhaltendes/wiederholtes Fortbewegen relativ schwerer Lasten
How do you pronounce "Schlepperei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlepperei" is [ʃlɛpəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlepperei" come from?
"Schlepperei" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlepperei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scheuermann#85,800Schulhauses#85,819schüttelten#85,829Seitenlänge#85,834

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list