schlurren

[ˈʃlʊʁən]

/[ˈʃlʊʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“schlurren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit schleifenden Schuhsohlen über den Boden schlurfen, die Füße nicht hochnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlurren · schlurren · German

schlurren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for schlurren
PropertyValue
Headwordschlurren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃlʊʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlurren“ im Deutschen

schlurrenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlurren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃlʊʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit schleifenden Schuhsohlen über den Boden schlurfen, die Füße nicht hochnehmen".

schlurren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schlurren, spelled S-C-H-L-U-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit schleifenden Schuhsohlen über den Boden schlurfen, die Füße nicht hochnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er läuft nicht, er schlurrt nicht, er marschiert. Zielstrebig rasant ist sein Gang, als passe er sich dem Rhythmus italienischer Marschmusik an.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlurren"?
"schlurren" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʊʁən].
What does "schlurren" mean?
As a verb, "schlurren" means: mit schleifenden Schuhsohlen über den Boden schlurfen, die Füße nicht hochnehmen
How do you pronounce "schlurren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlurren" is [ˈʃlʊʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlurren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list