schusselig
[ˈʃʊsəlɪç]
The verdict
“schusselig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zerstreut; mit den Gedanken abwesend und dadurch ungeschickt; fahrig
Corpus desk
Index DE-schusselig · schusselig · German
schusselig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schusselig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊsəlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schusselig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schusselig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʊsəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zerstreut; mit den Gedanken abwesend und dadurch ungeschickt; fahrig".
Zero misspellings are on record for schusselig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 schusselig, spelled S-C-H-U-S-S-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1zerstreut; mit den Gedanken abwesend und dadurch ungeschickt; fahrig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schusselig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die schusselige Beamtin in Zivil hatte das Café bereits verlassen, als sie den Verlust bemerkte.“
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.