schlaff
\ʃlaf\
The verdict
“schlaff” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlaff · schlaff · French
schlaff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | schlaff |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃlaf\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schlaff is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃlaf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mou.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schlaff, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schlaff, spelled S-C-H-L-A-F-F.
Definition
- 1Mou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schlaff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Stunden verstreichen langsam, und man erzählt sich irgendwelchen Unsinn, verscheucht mit schlaffer Hand die Wolken von Mücken, die im Juli über dem versandeten Fluss schwirren, stürzt lauwarmen Wodka hinunter und isst kleine Speckstücke dazu, die Gorkun mit seinem sibirischen Messer herunterschneidet.
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