Schlupfloch

[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌlɔx]

/[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌlɔx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlupfloch” is uncommon German (frequency #56,503 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,503
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Öffnung, die benutzt werden kann, um herein- oder herauszukommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlupfloch · Schlupfloch · German

Schlupfloch · rank #56,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,503
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schinden

Nearest frequency peer: schinden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schlupfloch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlupfloch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlupfloch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlupfloch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌlɔx]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlupfloch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlupflochfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schinden“ (#56,502), „Schlupflöcher“ (#56,504), „schimmernden“ (#56,501). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlupfloch“ bei #56,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlupfloch is uncommon German at frequency #56,503 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schlupfloch, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schlupfloch, spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F-L-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Öffnung, die benutzt werden kann, um herein- oder herauszukommen
  2. 2
    Stelle, in die man sich zurückziehen und/oder in der man sich verbergen kann
  3. 3
    Lücke im Gesetz oder in Vorschriften, die eine Firma oder jemand kenntnisreich ausnutzt kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für die Katze wurde extra ein Schlupfloch zum Keller vorgesehen.
  2. „Die Versorgungssituation [in der DDR] ist schlecht, der Mangel allgegenwärtig. Gut ein Fünftel der Bevölkerung hat die Ostzone bereits Richtung Westen verlassen. Berlin ist dazu das letzte Schlupfloch.“

Synonyms

DurchschlupfSchlupfwinkelUnterschlupf

This word in other languages

loophole(English)échappatoire(Français)

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 "Schlupfloch"?
"Schlupfloch" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F-L-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌlɔx].
What does "Schlupfloch" mean?
As a noun, "Schlupfloch" means: kleine Öffnung, die benutzt werden kann, um herein- oder herauszukommen
How do you pronounce "Schlupfloch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlupfloch" is [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌlɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlupfloch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlupfloch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schriftform#56,511schwankende#56,517Schwarzgeld#56,518Sparschwein#56,539

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list