Schlesier
[ˈʃleːzi̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Schlesier” is uncommon German (frequency #85,806 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,806
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die in Schlesien lebt oder dort geboren ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlesier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃleːzi̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlesier” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlesier is uncommon German at frequency #85,806 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃleːzi̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die in Schlesien lebt oder dort geboren ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlesier in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schlesier, spelled S-C-H-L-E-S-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die in Schlesien lebt oder dort geboren ist
This word in other languages
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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Using “Schlesier”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-E-S-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃleːzi̯ɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.