Schlick

[ʃlɪk]

/[ʃlɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlick” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,964
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ablagerung des Meerwassers und des Wassers der Flüsse, in die mit der Flutwelle Meerwasser eindringt; die Wattengebiete bestehen aus starken Schlickschichten.

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlick · Schlick · German

Schlick · rank #46,964 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,964
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schleimhaut

Nearest frequency peer: Schleimhaut (-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 „Schlick“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schlick“ 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).

Schlick vs Schock
71% similar
Schlick vs schlimm
57% similar
Schlick vs Schmuck
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schlick
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlɪk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,964
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schlick“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schlickliegt 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: „Schleimhaut“ (#46,963), „Schlitze“ (#46,965), „Schlagsahne“ (#46,962). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlick“ bei #46,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schlick (IPA [ʃlɪk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,964 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ablagerung des Meerwassers und des Wassers der Flüsse, in die mit der Flutwelle Meerwasser eindringt; die Wattengebiete bestehen aus starken Schlickschichten.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlick, with forms such as "cshlick", "scchlick", and "schhlick". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schock", "schlimm", "Schmuck", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Schlick, spelled S-C-H-L-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ablagerung des Meerwassers und des Wassers der Flüsse, in die mit der Flutwelle Meerwasser eindringt; die Wattengebiete bestehen aus starken Schlickschichten.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Schlick sind neben organischen Substanzen Kalk, Magnesia, Kali, Phosphorsäure und Stickstoff enthalten.
  2. „Einen solchen Anhänger haben Forscher jedenfalls im Schlick des Hafens gefunden.“

Synonyms

SchlammSchwemmlandModderWatt

This word in other languages

mud(English)cieno(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlick
  • scchlick
  • schhlick
  • schilck
  • schlcik
  • schlicck
  • schlickk
  • schlikc
  • schllick
  • sclhick
  • shclick
  • sschlick

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlick - 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.

cshlick2scchlick1schhlick1schilck2schlcik2schlicck1schlickk1schlikc2
Edit distance from "Schlick"

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 "Schlick"?
"Schlick" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlɪk].
What does "Schlick" mean?
As a noun, "Schlick" means: Ablagerung des Meerwassers und des Wassers der Flüsse, in die mit der Flutwelle Meerwasser eindringt; die Wattengebiete bestehen aus starken Schlickschichten.
What words are commonly confused with "Schlick"?
"Schlick" is commonly confused with "Schock", "schlimm", "Schmuck". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlick" is [ʃlɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlick" come from?
"Schlick" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schläfe#46,966Schirme#46,960scholar#46,973schwand#46,979

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schauder12 variantsSauerteig12 variantsSchreier12 variantsSexleben12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list