Schlupf
German, noun/ʃlʊpf/
Schlupf is spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlupf is a German masculine noun meaning “slip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang, bei dem ein Jungtier eines eierlegenden Tieres sich aus dem Ei befreit, auch das Sprengen der Puppe…”.
What does Schlupf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslip
- 2
masculineslip, slippage
- 3
masculinehatch (of birds and insects)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, bei dem ein Jungtier eines eierlegenden Tieres sich aus dem Ei befreit, auch das Sprengen der Puppe durch das Imago eines Insekts 2. Abweichung der Geschwindigkeit zweier tangential belasteter und in Reibkontakt stehender Bauteile 3. Anschlagmittel (Vorrichtung für das zu tragende Gut) für Krane in Form einer geschlossen vernähten Schlaufe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlupf
- Schlupfes genitive
- Schlupfs genitive
- Schlupfe dative singular
- Schlüpfe nominative plural
- Schlüpfen dative plural
- Schlupfen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlupf?
- /ʃlʊpf/
- [ʃlʊp͡f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlupf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlupf in German?
Schlupf appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).