schlagen
\ˈʃlaː.ɡən\
The verdict
“schlagen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Battre, taper, frapper.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlagen · schlagen · French
schlagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | schlagen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃlaː.ɡən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schlagen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃlaː.ɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schlagen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is schlagen, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Battre, taper, frapper.
- 2Battre, vaincre, défaire.
- 3Prendre une figure aux jeux, capturer.
- 4Sonner.
- 5Battre au fouet.
- 6Abattre un arbre.
- 7Battre la mesure, ou faire un mouvement de manière périodique.
- 8Déferler (parlant de vagues).
- 9Se frayer un chemin, passer par quelque chose difficile à traverser.
- 10Se battre.
- 11Obtenir (un profit).
- 12Faire (des étincelles).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schlug ihn brutal.
Die ganze weiße Wäsche wurde fest geschlagen. Gervaise tauchte alles in den Zuber, nahm ein Stück nach dem andern heraus, seifte es ein und bürstete es.
Synonyms
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.