schlank

\ʃlaŋk\

/\ʃlaŋk\/ adj

The verdict

“schlank” 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) - Mince, svelte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schlank · schlank · French

schlank · 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.

Key facts for schlank
PropertyValue
Headwordschlank
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃlaŋk\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schlank » en français

schlanksiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schlank is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃlaŋk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mince, svelte.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schlank, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is schlank, spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mince, svelte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schlank appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seit meiner Diät bin ich wieder so schlank wie früher.
  2. Sein großer Körper geht in die Länge, ist noch schlank, auch wenn er wegen der seinem Metier eigenen Sesshaftigkeit ein wenig aufgegangen ist.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlank"?
"schlank" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃlaŋk\.
What does "schlank" mean?
As an adjective, "schlank" means: Mince, svelte.
How do you pronounce "schlank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlank" is \ʃlaŋk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlank" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list