schlimme

[ˈʃlɪmə]

/[ˈʃlɪmə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlimme” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,227
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlimme · schlimme · German

schlimme · rank #7,227 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,227
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlagzeilen

Nearest frequency peer: Schlagzeilen (-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 „schlimme“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlimme“ 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).

schlimme vs schwimm
75% similar
schlimme vs schwimmt
75% similar
schlimme vs Schlinge
63% similar

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

Key facts for schlimme
PropertyValue
Headwordschlimme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlɪmə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,227
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlimme“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schlimmeliegt 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: „Schlagzeilen“ (#7,226), „seinerzeit“ (#7,228), „Sandra“ (#7,225). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlimme“ bei #7,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schlimme (IPA [ˈʃlɪmə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,227 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlimme, with forms such as "cshlimme", "scchlimme", and "schhlimme". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "schwimm", "schwimmt", "Schlinge", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 schlimme, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlimme
  • scchlimme
  • schhlimme
  • schilmme
  • schlime
  • schlimem
  • schllimme
  • schlmime
  • sclhimme
  • shclimme
  • sschlimme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshlimme2scchlimme1schhlimme1schilmme2schlime1schlimem2schllimme1schlmime2
Edit distance from "schlimme"

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 "schlimme"?
"schlimme" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪmə].
What does "schlimme" mean?
As an adjective, "schlimme" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
What words are commonly confused with "schlimme"?
"schlimme" is commonly confused with "schwimm", "schwimmt", "Schlinge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlimme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlimme" is [ˈʃlɪmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlimme" come from?
"schlimme" 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 "schlimme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sonntags#7,229sprichst#7,231Substanz#7,236Oberliga#7,216

Similar misspelling depth

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

Umstand11 variantsWährung11 variantsaktueller11 variantsgeltend11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list