schräges

[ˈʃʁɛːɡəs]

/[ˈʃʁɛːɡəs]/ adj

The verdict

“schräges” is uncommon German (frequency #84,537 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,537
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 schräg

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrages · schräges · German

schräges · rank #84,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,537
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schriesheim

Nearest frequency peer: Schriesheim (-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 „schräges“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schräges
PropertyValue
Headwordschräges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁɛːɡəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schräges“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schrägesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schriesheim“ (#84,536), „schuftet“ (#84,538), „schraubte“ (#84,535). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schräges“ bei #84,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schräges is uncommon German at frequency #84,537 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁɛːɡəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schräges in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schräges, spelled S-C-H-R-Ä-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schräg
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schräg
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schräg
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schräg

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 "schräges"?
"schräges" is spelled S-C-H-R-Ä-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɛːɡəs].
What does "schräges" mean?
As an adjective, "schräges" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schräg
How do you pronounce "schräges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schräges" is [ˈʃʁɛːɡəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schräges" come from?
"schräges" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list