schlimmer

[ˈʃlɪmɐ]

/[ˈʃlɪmɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlimmer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,820
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlimmer · schlimmer · German

schlimmer · rank #1,820 · 13 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,820
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiff

Nearest frequency peer: Schiff (-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 „schlimmer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlimmer“ 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).

schlimmer vs schwimmen
78% similar
schlimmer vs schlimmes
89% similar
schlimmer vs Schwimmer
78% similar

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

Key facts for schlimmer
PropertyValue
Headwordschlimmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlɪmɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,820
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlimmer“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schiff“ (#1,819), „seitdem“ (#1,821), „schaut“ (#1,818). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlimmer“ bei #1,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schlimmer (IPA [ˈʃlɪmɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,820 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlimmer, with forms such as "cshlimmer", "scchlimmer", and "schhlimmer". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "schwimmen", "schlimmes", "Schwimmer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schlimmer, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlimmer
  • scchlimmer
  • schhlimmer
  • schilmmer
  • schlimemr
  • schlimer
  • schlimmerr
  • schlimmre
  • schllimmer
  • schlmimer
  • sclhimmer
  • shclimmer
  • sschlimmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshlimmer2scchlimmer1schhlimmer1schilmmer2schlimemr2schlimer1schlimmerr1schlimmre2
Edit distance from "schlimmer"

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 "schlimmer"?
"schlimmer" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪmɐ].
What does "schlimmer" mean?
As an adjective, "schlimmer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm
What words are commonly confused with "schlimmer"?
"schlimmer" is commonly confused with "schwimmen", "schlimmes", "Schwimmer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlimmer" is [ˈʃlɪmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlimmer" come from?
"schlimmer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schlimmer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

Stiftung13 variantszerstört13 variantsSchweden13 variantsErinnerung13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list