schlüssiges

[ˈʃlʏsɪɡəs]

/[ˈʃlʏsɪɡəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“schlüssiges” is uncommon German (frequency #76,132 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,132
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlussiges · schlüssiges · German

schlüssiges · rank #76,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,132
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlüsselfigur

Nearest frequency peer: Schlüsselfigur (-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 „schlüssiges“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schlüssiges
PropertyValue
Headwordschlüssiges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃlʏsɪɡəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schlüssiges“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schlüssigesfällt 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: „Schlüsselfigur“ (#76,131), „Schnapper“ (#76,133), „Schlusskurse“ (#76,130). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schlüssiges“ bei #76,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlüssiges is uncommon German at frequency #76,132 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃlʏsɪɡəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schlüssiges doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schlüssiges, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum 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 "schlüssiges"?
"schlüssiges" is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʏsɪɡəs].
What does "schlüssiges" mean?
As an adjective, "schlüssiges" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlüssig
How do you pronounce "schlüssiges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlüssiges" is [ˈʃlʏsɪɡəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlüssiges" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlosserei#76,129schlammigen#76,127schematisch#76,125Schauspiele#76,123

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list