schlecht
\ʃlɛçt\
The verdict
“schlecht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Mauvais (Mal fait).
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlecht · schlecht · French
schlecht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | schlecht |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃlɛçt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schlecht » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schlecht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃlɛçt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for schlecht in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is schlecht, spelled S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Mauvais (Mal fait).
- 2Mauvais (Moralement corrompu).
- 3Médiocre (Salaire).
- 4Être avarié.
- 5Aller mal, se sentir mal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Messer sind von schlechter Qualität, sie schneiden nicht.
Diese Version der Software ist viel schlechter als die alte.
Antonyms
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.