schlürfen

[ˈʃlʏʁfn̩]

/[ˈʃlʏʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schlürfen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,895
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Flüssiges in kleinen Mengen geräuschvoll einsaugen, trinken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlurfen · schlürfen · German

schlürfen · rank #44,895 · 15 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,895
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlummern

Nearest frequency peer: schlummern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schlürfen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schlürfen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schlürfen vs schüren
78% similar
schlürfen vs Schurken
56% similar
schlürfen vs schnüren
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schlürfen
PropertyValue
Headwordschlürfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlʏʁfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,895
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schlürfen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schlürfenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlummern“ (#44,894), „Schlingel“ (#44,893), „schools“ (#44,897). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlürfen“ bei #44,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schlürfen (IPA [ˈʃlʏʁfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,895 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schlürfen, with forms such as "cshlürfen", "scchlürfen", and "schhlürfen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "schüren", "Schurken", "schnüren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 schlürfen, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-R-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Flüssiges in kleinen Mengen geräuschvoll einsaugen, trinken
  2. 2
    die Füße beim Laufen nicht richtig heben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er schlürfte an seinem Tee.
  2. Hebe die Füße beim Gehen, denn du schlürfst mit den Badelatschen.

Synonyms

einsaugeneinschlürfenessentrinkenzu sich nehmenschlabbernlabbernschlurfenschleichensich schleifensich schleppenschlurfenschlappenschlurren

This word in other languages

sip(English)sorber(Español)siroter(Français)sorver(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlürfen
  • scchlürfen
  • schhlürfen
  • schllürfen
  • schlrüfen
  • schlüfren
  • schlürefn
  • schlürfenn
  • schlürffen
  • schlürfne
  • schlürrfen
  • schülrfen
  • sclhürfen
  • shclürfen
  • sschlürfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schlürfen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshlürfen2scchlürfen1schhlürfen1schllürfen1schlrüfen2schlüfren2schlürefn2schlürfenn1
Edit distance from "schlürfen"

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 "schlürfen"?
"schlürfen" is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʏʁfn̩].
What does "schlürfen" mean?
As a verb, "schlürfen" means: etwas Flüssiges in kleinen Mengen geräuschvoll einsaugen, trinken
What words are commonly confused with "schlürfen"?
"schlürfen" is commonly confused with "schüren", "Schurken", "schnüren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schlürfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlürfen" is [ˈʃlʏʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlürfen" come from?
"schlürfen" 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 "schlürfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlingel#44,893schrillen#44,899Schablone#44,889Schwabach#44,902

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

schlummern15 variantsschwachem15 variantsschwankte15 variantsSpielwaren15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list