schlimmeren

[ˈʃlɪməʁən]

/[ˈʃlɪməʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlimmeren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,454. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,454
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlimmeren · schlimmeren · German

schlimmeren · rank #48,454 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,454
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlieren

Nearest frequency peer: schlieren (-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 „schlimmeren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schlimmeren“ 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).

schlimmeren vs schlummern
82% similar
schlimmeren vs schlimmsten
82% similar
schlimmeren vs schlimmeres
91% similar

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

Key facts for schlimmeren
PropertyValue
Headwordschlimmeren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlɪməʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,454
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlimmeren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schlimmerenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlieren“ (#48,453), „Schlichtung“ (#48,452), „schmeicheln“ (#48,456). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlimmeren“ bei #48,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around schlimmeren (IPA [ˈʃlɪməʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,454 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlimmeren, with forms such as "cshlimmeren", "scchlimmeren", and "schhlimmeren". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "schlummern", "schlimmsten", "schlimmeres", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schlimmeren, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlimmeren
  • scchlimmeren
  • schhlimmeren
  • schilmmeren
  • schlimemren
  • schlimeren
  • schlimmeern
  • schlimmerenn
  • schlimmerne
  • schlimmerren
  • schlimmreen
  • schllimmeren
  • schlmimeren
  • sclhimmeren
  • shclimmeren
  • sschlimmeren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshlimmeren2scchlimmeren1schhlimmeren1schilmmeren2schlimemren2schlimeren1schlimmeern2schlimmerenn1
Edit distance from "schlimmeren"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlichtung#48,452schmeicheln#48,456Schlagkraft#48,450Schreinerei#48,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Schulbeginn16 variantsrutherford16 variantsregungslos16 variantsmotivierend16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list