schlittern
[ˈʃlɪtɐn]
The verdict
“schlittern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach etwas Anlauf auf glatter Fläche (meist Eis) stehend weiterrutschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlittern · schlittern · German
schlittern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlittern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɪtɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schlittern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schlittern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɪtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach etwas Anlauf auf glatter Fläche (meist Eis) stehend weiterrutschen".
schlittern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 schlittern, spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1nach etwas Anlauf auf glatter Fläche (meist Eis) stehend weiterrutschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schlittern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Vater goss bei Frost abends ein paar Eimer Wasser auf den Hof, damit wir morgens schlittern konnten.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.