Schluff

[ʃlʊf]

/[ʃlʊf]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bodenart, die zu mindestens 95 % aus Teilchen mit einem Korndurchmesser von 0,06 bis 0,002 mm besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-schluff · Schluff · German

Schluff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 Schluff
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchluff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlʊf]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schluff“ im Deutschen

Schluffschafft 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

Schluff is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlʊf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bodenart, die zu mindestens 95 % aus Teilchen mit einem Korndurchmesser von 0,06 bis 0,002 mm besteht".

Schluff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Schluff, spelled S-C-H-L-U-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bodenart, die zu mindestens 95 % aus Teilchen mit einem Korndurchmesser von 0,06 bis 0,002 mm besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schluff ist feiner als Sand und gröber als Ton.

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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 "Schluff"?
"Schluff" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlʊf].
What does "Schluff" mean?
As a noun, "Schluff" means: Bodenart, die zu mindestens 95 % aus Teilchen mit einem Korndurchmesser von 0,06 bis 0,002 mm besteht
How do you pronounce "Schluff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schluff" is [ʃlʊf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schluff" come from?
"Schluff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list