Schlitzen

[ˈʃlɪt͡sn̩]

/[ˈʃlɪt͡sn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlitzen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,261 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,261
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlitz

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlitzen · Schlitzen · German

Schlitzen · rank #58,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,261
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlesiens

Nearest frequency peer: Schlesiens (-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 „Schlitzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlitzen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlitzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɪt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlitzen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlitzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlesiens“ (#58,260), „Schildchen“ (#58,259), „Schiffsverkehr“ (#58,258). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlitzen“ bei #58,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlitzen is uncommon German at frequency #58,261 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɪt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlitz".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schlitzen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schlitzen, spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlitz

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 "Schlitzen"?
"Schlitzen" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪt͡sn̩].
What does "Schlitzen" mean?
As a noun, "Schlitzen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlitz
How do you pronounce "Schlitzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlitzen" is [ˈʃlɪt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlitzen" come from?
"Schlitzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schnauzer#58,264Samstagen#58,247schäbigen#58,276Schädling#58,277

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list