Schlupf
[ʃlʊp͡f]
The verdict
“Schlupf” is uncommon German (frequency #71,816 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,816
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem ein Jungtier eines eierlegenden Tieres sich aus dem Ei befreit, auch das Sprengen der Puppe durch das Imago eines Insekts
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlupf · Schlupf · German
Schlupf · rank #71,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,816
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH schliefst
Nearest frequency peer: schliefst (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schlupf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- schlechterer
schlechterer
28,188 corpus weight
- schlenker
schlenker
28,187 corpus weight
- schliefst
schliefst
28,186 corpus weight
- Schlupf
Schlupf
28,185 corpus weight
- Schläfchen
Schläfchen
28,184 corpus weight
- Schmaus
Schmaus
28,183 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlupf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlupf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃlʊp͡f] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,816 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlupf” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlupf is uncommon German at frequency #71,816 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlʊp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Schlupf has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlupf, spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, bei dem ein Jungtier eines eierlegenden Tieres sich aus dem Ei befreit, auch das Sprengen der Puppe durch das Imago eines Insekts
- 2Abweichung der Geschwindigkeit zweier tangential belasteter und in Reibkontakt stehender Bauteile
- 3Anschlagmittel (Vorrichtung für das zu tragende Gut) für Krane in Form einer geschlossen vernähten Schlaufe
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlupf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.