Wahlschlappe
[ˈvaːlˌʃlapə]
The verdict
“Wahlschlappe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechtes Abschneiden bei einer Wahl
Corpus desk
Index DE-wahlschlappe · Wahlschlappe · German
Wahlschlappe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Wahlschlappe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaːlˌʃlapə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wahlschlappe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wahlschlappe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːlˌʃlapə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schlechtes Abschneiden bei einer Wahl".
Zero misspellings are on record for Wahlschlappe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wahlschlappe, spelled W-A-H-L-S-C-H-L-A-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1schlechtes Abschneiden bei einer Wahl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wahlschlappe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Statt am 19. Juni werde dies wegen der Unruhe nach der Wahlschlappe von Premierministerin Theresa May ein paar Tage später sein, meldete der Sender am Montag.“
„Vier Jahre nach seinem triumphalen Einzug in den Staatsrat steht er vor der wohl grössten Wahlschlappe seiner Politkarriere: Er nimmt lediglich den fünften Schlussrang ein und muss gar damit rechnen, noch von SP-Mann Stéphane Rossini überholt zu werden.“
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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.