Schlittschuh

[ˈʃlɪtˌʃuː]

/[ˈʃlɪtˌʃuː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlittschuh” is uncommon German (frequency #67,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,662
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schuh, an dem eine Kufe aus Stahl befestigt ist und mit dem man über Eis gleiten kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlittschuh · Schlittschuh · German

Schlittschuh · rank #67,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,662
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmatzen

Nearest frequency peer: schmatzen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schlittschuh”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schlittschuh” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlittschuh
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlittschuh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɪtˌʃuː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schlittschuh” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlittschuhliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „schmatzen“ (#67,663), „schmuggelt“ (#67,664), „schlampige“ (#67,659). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlittschuh is uncommon German at frequency #67,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɪtˌʃuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schuh, an dem eine Kufe aus Stahl befestigt ist und mit dem man über Eis gleiten kann".

Schlittschuh has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schlittschuh, spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-T-S-C-H-U-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schuh, an dem eine Kufe aus Stahl befestigt ist und mit dem man über Eis gleiten kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die junge Gräfin Clarissa ließ sich aber am Sonntag Vormittag von ihrer Marianne ihre Schlittschuhe bringen und ging mit ihrem Papa zum Wannsee, allwo sie auf Schlittschuhen so toll herumlief, daß sie fiel – und sich dabei die linke Hand verstauchte.“
  2. „Das waren Schlittschuhe, die aus einem festen Holzteil mit flachen Kufen und Lederriemen zum Festschnallen bestanden.“

This word in other languages

ice skate(English)patín(Español)patin(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 "Schlittschuh"?
"Schlittschuh" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-T-S-C-H-U-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪtˌʃuː].
What does "Schlittschuh" mean?
As a noun, "Schlittschuh" means: Schuh, an dem eine Kufe aus Stahl befestigt ist und mit dem man über Eis gleiten kann
How do you pronounce "Schlittschuh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlittschuh" is [ˈʃlɪtˌʃuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlittschuh" come from?
"Schlittschuh" 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 "Schlittschuh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list