schräg
\ʃʀɛːk\
The verdict
“schräg” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oblique, en biais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schrag · schräg · French
schräg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | schräg |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃʀɛːk\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schräg » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schräg is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃʀɛːk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for schräg in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is schräg, spelled S-C-H-R-Ä-G.
Definition
- 1Oblique, en biais.
- 2Excentrique, drôle, bizarre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schräg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Offizielle Fußball-EM-Maskottchen gibt es seit 1980. Wir haben uns die zum Teil schrägen Figuren genauer angeschaut und ein wenig Maskottchen-Bashing betrieben
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.