schleudern

[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn]

/[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“schleudern” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,498. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,498
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitiv, mit Hilfsverb „haben“:

Corpus desk

Index DE-schleudern · schleudern · German

schleudern · rank #24,498 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,498
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlanker

Nearest frequency peer: schlanker (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schleudern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schleudern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schleudern vs schleusen
80% similar
schleudern vs Schleuser
70% similar
schleudern vs schleudert
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schleudern
PropertyValue
Headwordschleudern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,498
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schleudern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schleudernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlanker“ (#24,497), „schmieren“ (#24,499), „schnelleren“ (#24,500). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schleudern“ bei #24,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around schleudern (IPA [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,498 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for schleudern, with forms such as "cshleudern", "scchleudern", and "scheludern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "schleusen", "Schleuser", "schleudert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schleudern, spelled S-C-H-L-E-U-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitiv, mit Hilfsverb „haben“:
  2. 2
    etwas mit großem Schwung von sich werfen
  3. 3
    jemandem etwas entgegenbringen
  4. 4
    etwas durch schnelle Rotation unter Ausnutzung der Fliehkraft trocknen
  5. 5
    etwas durch den Prozess von [3] von etwas trennen
  6. 6
    intransitiv, mit Hilfsverb „sein“, seltener auch mit „haben“:
  7. 7
    [auf einer Fahrbahn] in einer Schlingerbewegung sein; [auf einer Fahrbahn] schnell und unkontrolliert nacheinander nach links und rechts von der Fahrspur abkommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er schleudert den Ball 60 Meter weit.
  2. „Brenn mich, brenn mich, brenn mich, singt die alte Frau und dreht sich dabei, hübsch langsam und bedächtig, und jetzt schleudert sie die Holzpantinen von den Füßen, da fliegen sie im Bogen bis an den Zaun, und sie dreht sich nun noch schneller unter dem Apfelbäumchen.“ (Johannes Bobrowski: Brief aus Amerika)

Synonyms

schmeißenkatapultierenstoßenwerfenzentrifugierenausbrechenrutschenschlingernschwimmen

This word in other languages

hurl(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshleudern
  • scchleudern
  • scheludern
  • schhleudern
  • schleduern
  • schleuddern
  • schleudenr
  • schleudernn
  • schleuderrn
  • schleudren
  • schleuedrn
  • schlleudern
  • schluedern
  • sclheudern
  • shcleudern
  • sschleudern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schleudern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshleudern2scchleudern1scheludern2schhleudern1schleduern2schleuddern1schleudenr2schleudernn1
Edit distance from "schleudern"

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 "schleudern"?
"schleudern" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-U-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn].
What does "schleudern" mean?
As a verb, "schleudern" means: transitiv, mit Hilfsverb „haben“:
What words are commonly confused with "schleudern"?
"schleudern" is commonly confused with "schleusen", "Schleuser", "schleudert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schleudern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schleudern" is [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schleudern" come from?
"schleudern" 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 "schleudern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schädliche#24,504Seelsorger#24,506Spielenden#24,514stattliche#24,523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

schnelleren16 variantsschrumpft16 variantsspirituellen16 variantsreinschauen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list