schlimmen

/[ˈʃlɪmən]/ adj

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Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,009

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

schlimmen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm Pronounced [ˈʃlɪmən]. Often confused with schlimmer and schwimmen.

Key facts for schlimmen
PropertyValue
Headwordschlimmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃlɪmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,009
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schlimmen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schlimmen is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɪmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,009 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for schlimmen, with forms such as "cshlimmen", "scchlimmen", and "schhlimmen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "schlimmer", "schwimmen", "schlimmes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schlimmen, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlimmen,scchlimmen,schhlimmen,schilmmen,schlimemn,schlimen,schlimmenn,schlimmne,schllimmen,schlmimen,sclhimmen,shclimmen,sschlimmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schlimmen

Misspelling Variants of "schlimmen"

cshlimmen9scchlimmen10schhlimmen10schilmmen9schlimemn9schlimen8schlimmenn10schlimmne9
Misspelling Variants of "schlimmen"

Frequency rank: #13,009 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlimmen"?
"schlimmen" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪmən].
What does "schlimmen" mean?
As an adj, "schlimmen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm
What words are commonly confused with "schlimmen"?
"schlimmen" is commonly confused with "schlimmer", "schwimmen", "schlimmes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlimmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlimmen" is [ˈʃlɪmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlimmen" come from?
"schlimmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.