Schlupfwinkel
[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩]
The verdict
“Schlupfwinkel” is uncommon German (frequency #99,050 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,050
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle, an die man sich zurückziehen, wo man sich verstecken kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlupfwinkel · Schlupfwinkel · German
Schlupfwinkel · rank #99,050 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,050
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schlingern
Nearest frequency peer: schlingern (-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 „Schlupfwinkel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schlaufen
Schlaufen
954 corpus weight
- schlenderten
schlenderten
953 corpus weight
- schlingern
schlingern
952 corpus weight
- Schlupfwink…
Schlupfwinkel
951 corpus weight
- Schlückchen
Schlückchen
950 corpus weight
- Schmackes
Schmackes
949 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlupfwinkel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlupfwinkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #99,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlupfwinkel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlupfwinkel is uncommon German at frequency #99,050 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stelle, an die man sich zurückziehen, wo man sich verstecken kann".
Schlupfwinkel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlupfwinkel, spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F-W-I-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Stelle, an die man sich zurückziehen, wo man sich verstecken kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlupfwinkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mir ist, als säße ich in einem Schlupfwinkel und als hätte es noch lange keine Eile, nach Hause zu gehen.“
„Es war ihm klar, daß der Seeräuber ihn mit seinen Gefährten aufgehoben, um der Entdeckung seines Schlupfwinkels zu entgehen.“
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Schlupfwinkel"?
What does "Schlupfwinkel" mean?
How do you pronounce "Schlupfwinkel"?
What language does "Schlupfwinkel" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlupfwinkel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).