Schlupfwinkel

[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩]

/[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlupfwinkel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlupfwinkel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,050
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlupfwinkel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schlingern“ (#99,049), „Schlückchen“ (#99,051), „schlenderten“ (#99,048). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlupfwinkel“ bei #99,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Stelle, an die man sich zurückziehen, wo man sich verstecken kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mir ist, als säße ich in einem Schlupfwinkel und als hätte es noch lange keine Eile, nach Hause zu gehen.“
  2. „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"?
"Schlupfwinkel" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-P-F-W-I-N-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩].
What does "Schlupfwinkel" mean?
As a noun, "Schlupfwinkel" means: Stelle, an die man sich zurückziehen, wo man sich verstecken kann
How do you pronounce "Schlupfwinkel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlupfwinkel" is [ˈʃlʊp͡fˌvɪŋkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlupfwinkel" come from?
"Schlupfwinkel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list