schlugen Rad

[ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt]

/[ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt]/ verb

The verdict

“schlugen Rad” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs Rad schlagen

Key facts for schlugen Rad
PropertyValue
Headwordschlugen Rad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schlugen Rad” sits in German frequency

schlugen Rad falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schlugen Rad is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for schlugen Rad in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schlugen Rad, spelled S-C-H-L-U-G-E-N- -R-A-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs Rad schlagen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs Rad schlagen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlugen Rad"?
"schlugen Rad" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-G-E-N- -R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt].
What does "schlugen Rad" mean?
As a verb, "schlugen Rad" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs Rad schlagen
How do you pronounce "schlugen Rad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlugen Rad" is [ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlugen Rad" come from?
"schlugen Rad" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “schlugen Rad”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-L-U-G-E-N- -R-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʃluːɡn̩ ˈʁaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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