Schlinge
German, noun
Schlinge is spelled S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 25,938th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlinge is a German feminine noun meaning “loop, noose (rope or similar material fashioned into or forming a loop, typically small to mid-sized)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, schlinge is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “runde Form eines zu verknüpfenden Stückes, zum Beispiel einer Schnur, eines Drahts”.
What does Schlinge mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineloop, noose (rope or similar material fashioned into or forming a loop, typically small to mid-sized)
- 2
femininesnare (trap using a loop)
- 3
femininesling (bandage for the arm)
- 4
feminineobsoletesling (instrument for throwing)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. runde Form eines zu verknüpfenden Stückes, zum Beispiel einer Schnur, eines Drahts 2. Fanggerät in Form einer Schlinge 3. runde Schleife innerhalb eines Gewebes 4. runde Lauffigur bei zum Beispiel Eislaufen und Rollschuhfahren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlinge
- Schlingen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Schlinge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlinge in German?
Schlinge appears 1.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).