schlimmere

Name: schlimmere, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃlɪməʁə]

/[ˈʃlɪməʁə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“schlimmere” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,875 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#22,875
frequency rank, German: 10
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schlimmere vs schlimmes

80% similar

schlimmere vs Schwimmer

70% similar

schlimmere vs schlimmste

80% similar

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

Key facts for schlimmere
Property	Value
Headword	schlimmere
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃlɪməʁə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#22,875
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schlimmere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schlimmere lands here:

#22,875

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schlimmere is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɪməʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,875 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlimmere, with forms such as "cshlimmere", "scchlimmere", and "schhlimmere". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "schlimmes", "Schwimmer", "schlimmste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 schlimmere, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshlimmere,scchlimmere,schhlimmere,schilmmere,schlimemre,schlimere,schlimmeer,schlimmerre,schlimmree,schllimmere,schlmimere,sclhimmere,shclimmere,sschlimmere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "schlimmere"

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 "schlimmere"?

"schlimmere" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪməʁə].

What does "schlimmere" mean?

As an adjective, "schlimmere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm

What words are commonly confused with "schlimmere"?

"schlimmere" is commonly confused with "schlimmes", "Schwimmer", "schlimmste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "schlimmere"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlimmere" is [ˈʃlɪməʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "schlimmere" come from?

"schlimmere" 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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Using “schlimmere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃlɪməʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “schlimmes” - see the side-by-side comparison. schlimmere vs schlimmes
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.