Schluck

[ʃlʊk]

/[ʃlʊk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schluck” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,119
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine mundgerechte Trinkmenge

Corpus desk

Index DE-schluck · Schluck · German

Schluck · rank #11,119 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,119
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schilling

Nearest frequency peer: Schilling (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schluck“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schluck“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schluck vs schlug
57% similar
Schluck vs Schock
71% similar
Schluck vs Schluss
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schluck
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchluck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlʊk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,119
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schluck“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schluckliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schilling“ (#11,118), „schenkte“ (#11,117), „schrauben“ (#11,121). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schluck“ bei #11,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schluck (IPA [ʃlʊk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,119 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schluck, with forms such as "cshluck", "scchluck", and "schhluck". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "schlug", "Schock", "Schluss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schluck, spelled S-C-H-L-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine mundgerechte Trinkmenge
  2. 2
    Vorgang des Trinkens jener Menge, die mit einmal hinuntergeschluckt werden kann
  3. 3
    Getränk, meist alkoholischer edler Tropfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Glas war nur noch ein Schluck.
  2. „Ich trank einen Schluck kalten Sake.“

This word in other languages

drop(English)trago(Español)fond(Français)gole(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshluck
  • scchluck
  • schhluck
  • schlcuk
  • schlluck
  • schlucck
  • schluckk
  • schlukc
  • schulck
  • sclhuck
  • shcluck
  • sschluck

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schluck - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshluck2scchluck1schhluck1schlcuk2schlluck1schlucck1schluckk1schlukc2
Edit distance from "Schluck"

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 "Schluck"?
"Schluck" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlʊk].
What does "Schluck" mean?
As a noun, "Schluck" means: kleine mundgerechte Trinkmenge
What words are commonly confused with "Schluck"?
"Schluck" is commonly confused with "schlug", "Schock", "Schluss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schluck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schluck" is [ʃlʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schluck" come from?
"Schluck" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schluck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stadien#11,126Nutzern#11,107notiert#11,105Trottel#11,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sortiert12 variantsResidenz12 variantsPrediger12 variantstrocknen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list