Schlitzohr

[ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlitzohr” is uncommon German (frequency #96,205 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,205
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchtriebener, listiger Mensch

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlitzohr · Schlitzohr · German

Schlitzohr · rank #96,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,205
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schleimhäuten

Nearest frequency peer: Schleimhäuten (-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 „Schlitzohr“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlitzohr
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlitzohr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlitzohr“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlitzohrfällt 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: „Schleimhäuten“ (#96,204), „Schlechtigkeit“ (#96,203), „Schlägel“ (#96,207). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlitzohr“ bei #96,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlitzohr is uncommon German at frequency #96,205 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durchtriebener, listiger Mensch".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schlitzohr, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Schlitzohr, spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-Z-O-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    durchtriebener, listiger Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er ist schon ein ausgekochtes Schlitzohr.

Synonyms

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); 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 "Schlitzohr"?
"Schlitzohr" is spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-Z-O-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯].
What does "Schlitzohr" mean?
As a noun, "Schlitzohr" means: durchtriebener, listiger Mensch
How do you pronounce "Schlitzohr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlitzohr" is [ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlitzohr" come from?
"Schlitzohr" 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 "Schlitzohr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list