schlimmen

[ˈʃlɪmən]

/[ˈʃlɪmən]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlimmen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,009
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schlimm

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlimmen · schlimmen · German

schlimmen · rank #13,009 · 13 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,009
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schauplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Schauplatz (-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 „schlimmen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlimmen“ 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).

schlimmen vs schlimmer
89% similar
schlimmen vs schwimmen
89% similar
schlimmen vs schlimmes
89% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlimmen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schlimmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schauplatz“ (#13,008), „Schmetterling“ (#13,010), „schrecklichen“ (#13,011). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlimmen“ bei #13,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schlimmen (IPA [ˈʃlɪmən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,009 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlimmen, with forms such as "cshlimmen", "scchlimmen", and "schhlimmen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "schlimmer", "schwimmen", "schlimmes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 schlimmen, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-N.

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

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

cshlimmen2scchlimmen1schhlimmen1schilmmen2schlimemn2schlimen1schlimmenn1schlimmne2
Edit distance from "schlimmen"

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 "schlimmen"?
"schlimmen" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪmən].
What does "schlimmen" mean?
As an adjective, "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. 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 "schlimmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rosenheim#13,003silbernen#13,020Stephanie#13,031optischen#12,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Schulung13 variantsSportart13 variantssprengen13 variantsSzenarien13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list