Schlitzohr

[ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlitzohr” is an uncommon German word, ranked #96,205 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#96,205
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durchtriebener, listiger Mensch

Key facts for Schlitzohr
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlitzohr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schlitzohr” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schlitzohr lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schlitzohr is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,205 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

Synonyms

HundSchlawinerFilou

This word in other languages

zorro(Español)roublard(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 "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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Using “Schlitzohr”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-I-T-Z-O-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃlɪt͡sˌʔoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list