Schluckauf
[ˈʃlʊkˌʔaʊ̯f]
The verdict
“Schluckauf” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,257 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,257
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unwillkürliches, ruckartiges Einatmen bei gleichzeitigem Von-sich-Geben von glucksenden Geräuschen, hervorgerufen durch ruckartiges Zusammenziehen des Zwerchfells (ähnlich wie beim Husten)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schluckauf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlʊkˌʔaʊ̯f] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #46,257 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schluckauf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schluckauf is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃlʊkˌʔaʊ̯f]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,257 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unwillkürliches, ruckartiges Einatmen bei gleichzeitigem Von-sich-Geben von glucksenden Geräuschen, hervorgerufen durch ruckartiges Zusammenziehen des Zwerchfells (ähnlich wie beim Husten)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schluckauf, with forms such as "cshluckauf", "scchluckauf", and "schhluckauf". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schluckauf, spelled S-C-H-L-U-C-K-A-U-F.
Definition
- 1unwillkürliches, ruckartiges Einatmen bei gleichzeitigem Von-sich-Geben von glucksenden Geräuschen, hervorgerufen durch ruckartiges Zusammenziehen des Zwerchfells (ähnlich wie beim Husten)
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshluckauf,scchluckauf,schhluckauf,schlcukauf,schlluckauf,schlucakuf,schlucckauf,schluckafu,schluckauff,schluckkauf,schluckuaf,schlukcauf,schulckauf,sclhuckauf,shcluckauf,sschluckauf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schluckauf - 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.
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.
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Using “Schluckauf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-U-C-K-A-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃlʊkˌʔaʊ̯f] (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.