schlüssige

[ˈʃlʏsɪɡə]

/[ˈʃlʏsɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlüssige” is uncommon German (frequency #53,212 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,212
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlussige · schlüssige · German

schlüssige · rank #53,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,212
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlagersänger

Nearest frequency peer: Schlagersänger (-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 „schlüssige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlüssige
PropertyValue
Headwordschlüssige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlʏsɪɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,212
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlüssige“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schlüssigefällt 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: „Schlagersänger“ (#53,211), „schmerzliche“ (#53,213), „Scheuklappen“ (#53,210). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlüssige“ bei #53,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlüssige is uncommon German at frequency #53,212 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlʏsɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schlüssige, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 schlüssige, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig

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 "schlüssige"?
"schlüssige" is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʏsɪɡə].
What does "schlüssige" mean?
As an adjective, "schlüssige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
How do you pronounce "schlüssige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlüssige" is [ˈʃlʏsɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlüssige" come from?
"schlüssige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list