Schleswig

name

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The verdict

“Schleswig” is uncommon French (frequency #67,099 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,099
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville et commune d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.

Key facts for Schleswig
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchleswig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schleswig” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schleswig lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schleswig is uncommon French at frequency #67,099 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schleswig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Schleswig, spelled S-C-H-L-E-S-W-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville et commune d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. 2
    Ancien duché qui était situé à la limite du Danemark et de l’Allemagne.

This word in other languages

Schleswig(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schleswig"?
"Schleswig" is spelled S-C-H-L-E-S-W-I-G.
What does "Schleswig" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schleswig" means: Ville et commune d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.
What language does "Schleswig" come from?
"Schleswig" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Schleswig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-C-H-L-E-S-W-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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