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Schliere

German, noun[ˈʃliːʁə]

Schliere is spelled S-C-H-L-I-E-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written German, the 522,009th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schliere is a German feminine noun meaning “irregularity, streak within a transparent medium, sometimes also on top of a reflective surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “langgezogene Form von halbflüssigem Material mit unklaren Rändern, die als Film auf einer Fläche liegt, meist…”.

What does Schliere mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineirregularity, streak within a transparent medium, sometimes also on top of a reflective surface

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. langgezogene Form von halbflüssigem Material mit unklaren Rändern, die als Film auf einer Fläche liegt, meist mit der Folge, dass das Licht anders gebrochen wird und das deutliche Sehen behindert wird 2. Einschlüsse im Glas, entweder als Fehler der Herstellung oder als absichtliches, künstlerisches Gestaltungsmoment 3. Schleim, Masse mit klebriger oder schleimiger Konsistenz

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Schliere

  • Schlieren plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Schliere?

  • [ˈʃliːʁə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Schliere

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Schliere in German?

Schliere appears about once in every 71 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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