schlief

[ʃliːf]

/[ʃliːf]/ verb

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The verdict

“schlief” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,232
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlief · schlief · German

schlief · rank #13,232 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,232
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlichtweg

Nearest frequency peer: schlichtweg (-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 „schlief“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlief“ 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).

schlief vs schrie
71% similar
schlief vs schlimm
71% similar
schlief vs schrieb
71% similar

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

Key facts for schlief
PropertyValue
Headwordschlief
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃliːf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,232
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlief“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schliefliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlichtweg“ (#13,231), „schreie“ (#13,233), „Schlesien“ (#13,230). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlief“ bei #13,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schlief (IPA [ʃliːf]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,232 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlief, with forms such as "cshlief", "scchlief", and "schhlief". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schrie", "schlimm", "schrieb", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schlief, spelled S-C-H-L-I-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlafen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlafen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlief
  • scchlief
  • schhlief
  • schilef
  • schleif
  • schlieff
  • schlife
  • schllief
  • sclhief
  • shclief
  • sschlief

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schlief - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshlief2scchlief1schhlief1schilef2schleif2schlieff1schlife2schllief1
Edit distance from "schlief"

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 "schlief"?
"schlief" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-E-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃliːf].
What does "schlief" mean?
As a verb, "schlief" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schlafen
What words are commonly confused with "schlief"?
"schlief" is commonly confused with "schrie", "schlimm", "schrieb". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlief"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlief" is [ʃliːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlief" come from?
"schlief" 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 "schlief", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

schreie#13,233Schlamm#13,229Schacht#13,228Raymond#13,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Schwelle11 variantsStefanie11 variantsstimmten11 variantsmassiver11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list