schlimm
\ʃlɪm\
The verdict
“schlimm” 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) - Mauvais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schlimm · schlimm · French
schlimm · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlimm |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃlɪm\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schlimm » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schlimm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃlɪm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schlimm, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is schlimm, spelled S-C-H-L-I-M-M.
Definition
- 1Mauvais.
- 2Grave, menaçant (qualifie des maladies, blessures etc.)
- 3Grave, dans le sens « qui a des conséquences fâcheuses », ou bien « qui va à l'encontre de valeurs reconnues ».
- 4Malade, inflammé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schlimm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Dates sind schlimmer als andere. Diesmal wuselt die Mutter des Dates im Zimmer herum – während es eigentlich längst zur Sache geht.
Töten, das meint auch Fertigkeiten. (...) Er zielt schnell und genau, er weiß sich mit den schlimmsten verrotteten Karabinern abzufinden, mit den am schlechtesten justierten Gewehren.
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.