Schlund

[ʃlʊnt]

/[ʃlʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlund” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,450
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übergang von Mundhöhle zur Speiseröhre

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlund · Schlund · German

Schlund · rank #41,450 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,450
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schluckte

Nearest frequency peer: schluckte (-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 „Schlund“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schlund“ 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).

Schlund vs Schuld
71% similar
Schlund vs Schund
86% similar
Schlund vs Schluss
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schlund
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlʊnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,450
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schlund“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlundliegt 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: „schluckte“ (#41,449), „Schneeberg“ (#41,451), „schlichtes“ (#41,448). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlund“ bei #41,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schlund (IPA [ʃlʊnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,450 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlund, with forms such as "cshlund", "scchlund", and "schhlund". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Schuld", "Schund", "Schluss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlund, spelled S-C-H-L-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übergang von Mundhöhle zur Speiseröhre
  2. 2
    Speiseröhre des Wildtieres
  3. 3
    kraterförmiger Abgrund
  4. 4
    Abgrund

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Schlucken war wegen des entzündeten Schlundes sehr anstrengend.
  2. „Ab mittags um 12 Uhr öffnen 160 Spielautomaten ihre gierigen kleinen Schlünde, und nachmittags um drei werden die Kugeln der Roulettes auf ihre Glücksbahn geschickt.“

This word in other languages

pharynx(English)faringe(Español)gosier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlund
  • scchlund
  • schhlund
  • schllund
  • schlnud
  • schludn
  • schlundd
  • schlunnd
  • schulnd
  • sclhund
  • shclund
  • sschlund

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schlund - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshlund2scchlund1schhlund1schllund1schlnud2schludn2schlundd1schlunnd1
Edit distance from "Schlund"

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 "Schlund"?
"Schlund" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlʊnt].
What does "Schlund" mean?
As a noun, "Schlund" means: Übergang von Mundhöhle zur Speiseröhre
What words are commonly confused with "Schlund"?
"Schlund" is commonly confused with "Schuld", "Schund", "Schluss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schlund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlund" is [ʃlʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlund" come from?
"Schlund" 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 "Schlund", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Scholle#41,452Sechser#41,458sanftes#41,441sisters#41,465

Similar misspelling depth

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

Talsperre12 variantsprägende12 variantstiefster12 variantsPiraterie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list