schlass

\ʃlas\

/\ʃlas\/ adj

The verdict

“schlass” 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) - Qui est dans un état d’ébriété avancé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schlass · schlass · French

schlass · 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 schlass
PropertyValue
Headwordschlass
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʃlas\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schlass” sits in French frequency

schlassranks outside the top 100,000 French headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

schlass is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃlas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schlass in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schlass, spelled S-C-H-L-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est dans un état d’ébriété avancé.
  2. 2
    Qui est dans un état de fatigue avancé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La façon dont il couvait la théière, et jouait avec le citron du bout de la cuiller, prouvait qu'il avait, en effet, dû être schlass cette nuit-là. - (Louis Aragon, Aurélien, Éditions Gallimard,1944, chapitre LV)
  2. François la regarda. — Complétement schlass ! dit-il, avec dégoût.

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schlass"?
"schlass" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃlas\.
What does "schlass" mean?
As an adjective, "schlass" means: Qui est dans un état d’ébriété avancé.
How do you pronounce "schlass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schlass" is \ʃlas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schlass" come from?
"schlass" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list