schlampig
\ˈʃlampɪç\
The verdict
“schlampig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Débraillé, bordélique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlampig · schlampig · French
schlampig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | schlampig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃlampɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schlampig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schlampig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃlampɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Débraillé, bordélique.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for schlampig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is schlampig, spelled S-C-H-L-A-M-P-I-G.
Definition
- 1Débraillé, bordélique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schlampig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein schlampiges Äußeres lässt nichts Gutes erwarten.
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.