Schwabe
German, noun/ˈʃvaːbə/
Schwabe is a German masculine noun meaning “a (male) Swabian (person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angehöriger einer deutschen Bevölkerungsgruppe”.
What does Schwabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea (male) Swabian (person)
- 2
Switzerlandderogatorymasculineany (male) German
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angehöriger einer deutschen Bevölkerungsgruppe 2. abwertende Bezeichnung für alle Deutschen 3. auch f, das Insekt Schabe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwabe
- Schwaben genitive
- Schwäbin feminine
- Schwab alternative
- Schwob alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwabe?
- /ˈʃvaːbə/
- [ˈʃvaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwabe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwabe in German?
Schwabe appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).