schlottern

[ˈʃlɔtɐn]

/[ˈʃlɔtɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“schlottern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wegen Kälte, aus Angst oder wegen Aufregung zittern

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlottern · schlottern · German

schlottern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for schlottern
PropertyValue
Headwordschlottern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlɔtɐn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlottern“ im Deutschen

schlotternschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlottern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlɔtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schlottern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 schlottern, spelled S-C-H-L-O-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wegen Kälte, aus Angst oder wegen Aufregung zittern
  2. 2
    wegen Lockerheit schlenkern, wackeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mir schlotterten die Beine vor lauter Kälte.
  2. „Im Moment liege ich jedoch im Schlafsack und schlottere vor Kälte.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlottern"?
"schlottern" is spelled S-C-H-L-O-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlɔtɐn].
What does "schlottern" mean?
As a verb, "schlottern" means: wegen Kälte, aus Angst oder wegen Aufregung zittern
How do you pronounce "schlottern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlottern" is [ˈʃlɔtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlottern" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list