schleppt

/[ʃlɛpt]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,771

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

schleppt is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleppen Pronounced [ʃlɛpt]. Often confused with schnappt and schlüpft.

Key facts for schleppt
PropertyValue
Headwordschleppt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃlɛpt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,771
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schleppt is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃlɛpt]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,771 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for schleppt, with forms such as "cshleppt", "scchleppt", and "schelppt". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "schnappt", "schlüpft", "schleppte", 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 schleppt, spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleppen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleppen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleppen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshleppt,scchleppt,schelppt,schhleppt,schlepptt,schlept,schleptp,schlleppt,schlpept,sclheppt,shcleppt,sschleppt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schleppt

Misspelling Variants of "schleppt"

cshleppt8scchleppt9schelppt8schhleppt9schlepptt9schlept7schleptp8schlleppt9
Misspelling Variants of "schleppt"

Frequency rank: #29,771 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schleppt"?
"schleppt" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-P-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlɛpt].
What does "schleppt" mean?
As a verb, "schleppt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schleppen
What words are commonly confused with "schleppt"?
"schleppt" is commonly confused with "schnappt", "schlüpft", "schleppte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schleppt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schleppt" is [ʃlɛpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schleppt" come from?
"schleppt" 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.