Schlotte
[ˈʃlɔtə]
The verdict
“Schlotte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grünes, röhrenförmiges Zwiebelblatt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlotte · Schlotte · German
Schlotte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Schlotte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɔtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlotte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlotte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɔtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schlotte has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlotte, spelled S-C-H-L-O-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1grünes, röhrenförmiges Zwiebelblatt
- 2Höhle im Gestein, die durch Sickerwasser entstanden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlotte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während sich die Zwiebeln noch im Wachstum befinden, können Sie jederzeit pro Pflanze etwas Laub, also die Schlotten, ernten.“
„In technologischer und wirtschaftlicher Hinsicht waren die Schlotten für den Bergbau stets von ambivalenter Bedeutung. Konsequenzen ergaben sich für die Wasserhaltung, die Wetterführung, den Stollenvortrieb sowie das Abteufen von Schächten, die Standsicherheit des Grubengebäudes generell und nicht zuletzt für die Abraumförderung […].“
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.