schlingen

[ˈʃlɪŋən]

/[ˈʃlɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schlingen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,058 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,058
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich oder etwas sehr fest um etwas anderes wickeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlingen · schlingen · German

schlingen · rank #54,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,058
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlaftablett…

Nearest frequency peer: Schlaftabletten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schlingen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schlingen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlingen
PropertyValue
Headwordschlingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlingen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schlingenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlaftabletten“ (#54,057), „Schlüssels“ (#54,059), „Schlafmangel“ (#54,056). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlingen“ bei #54,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlingen is uncommon German at frequency #54,058 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

schlingen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schlingen, spelled S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich oder etwas sehr fest um etwas anderes wickeln
  2. 2
    schnell essen und ohne viel zu kauen, herunterschlucken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schlingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Pflanze schlingt sich um die Laterne.
  2. Der Indianer schlang sein Seil um einen Baum.

This word in other languages

tie(English)devorar(Español)enrouler(Français)

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 "schlingen"?
"schlingen" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪŋən].
What does "schlingen" mean?
As a verb, "schlingen" means: sich oder etwas sehr fest um etwas anderes wickeln
How do you pronounce "schlingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlingen" is [ˈʃlɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlingen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sichtfeld#54,078silbernes#54,082Riverside#54,032Sportfest#54,098

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list