Schlüchtern

[ˈʃlʏçtɐn]

/[ˈʃlʏçtɐn]/ name

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The verdict

“Schlüchtern” is uncommon German (frequency #80,889 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,889
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-schluchtern · Schlüchtern · German

Schlüchtern · rank #80,889 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,889
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlawiner

Nearest frequency peer: Schlawiner (-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 „Schlüchtern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlüchtern
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlüchtern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃlʏçtɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,889
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlüchtern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlawiner“ (#80,888), „schmatz“ (#80,890), „scheints“ (#80,886). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlüchtern“ bei #80,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlüchtern is uncommon German at frequency #80,889 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃlʏçtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland".

Schlüchtern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlüchtern, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schlüchtern liegt im Osten Hessens.

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 "Schlüchtern"?
"Schlüchtern" is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʏçtɐn].
What does "Schlüchtern" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schlüchtern" means: eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Schlüchtern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlüchtern" is [ˈʃlʏçtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlüchtern" come from?
"Schlüchtern" 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 "Schlüchtern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schatzkiste#80,884Schneiderei#80,894Schwarzbach#80,903rückwärtige#80,869

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list