Schlusslicht

[ˈʃlʊsˌlɪçt]

/[ˈʃlʊsˌlɪçt]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlusslicht” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,275
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leuchte an der Rückseite eines Fahrzeugs

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlusslicht · Schlusslicht · German

Schlusslicht · rank #30,275 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,275
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sattler

Nearest frequency peer: Sattler (-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 „Schlusslicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlusslicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlusslicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlʊsˌlɪçt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,275
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schlusslicht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schlusslichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sattler“ (#30,274), „schnellstens“ (#30,276), „Sachse“ (#30,273). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlusslicht“ bei #30,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schlusslicht (IPA [ˈʃlʊsˌlɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,275 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schlusslicht, with forms such as "cshlusslicht", "scchlusslicht", and "schhlusslicht". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Schlusslicht, spelled S-C-H-L-U-S-S-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leuchte an der Rückseite eines Fahrzeugs
  2. 2
    der Letzte in einer Gruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Deutschland müssen Schlusslichter rot sein.
  2. „Dein rechtes Schlusslicht ist ausgefallen, Du musst es reparieren.“

Synonyms

RücklichtSchlussleuchte

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshlusslicht
  • scchlusslicht
  • schhlusslicht
  • schllusslicht
  • schlsuslicht
  • schluslicht
  • schluslsicht
  • schlussilcht
  • schlusslciht
  • schlussliccht
  • schlusslichht
  • schlusslichtt
  • schlusslicth
  • schlusslihct
  • schlussllicht
  • schlußlicht
  • schulsslicht
  • sclhusslicht
  • shclusslicht
  • sschlusslicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshlusslicht2scchlusslicht1schhlusslicht1schllusslicht1schlsuslicht2schluslicht1schluslsicht2schlussilcht2
Edit distance from "Schlusslicht"

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 "Schlusslicht"?
"Schlusslicht" is spelled S-C-H-L-U-S-S-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʊsˌlɪçt].
What does "Schlusslicht" mean?
As a noun, "Schlusslicht" means: Leuchte an der Rückseite eines Fahrzeugs
What are common misspellings of "Schlusslicht"?
Common misspellings include "cshlusslicht", "scchlusslicht", "schhlusslicht", "schllusslicht", "schlsuslicht". The correct spelling is "Schlusslicht".
How do you pronounce "Schlusslicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlusslicht" is [ˈʃlʊsˌlɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlusslicht" come from?
"Schlusslicht" 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 "Schlusslicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list