Which to use
“Schwindel” is a noun and “schwinge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,405
- “Schwindel” frequency rank
- #46,980
- “schwinge” frequency rank
- 61385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schwindel | schwinge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Beeinträchtigung des Gleichgewichtssinns; Gefühl zu taumeln, wanken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwingen |
Where the eye mixes Schwindel and schwinge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schwindel vs schwinge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schwindel is [ˈʃvɪndl̩] while schwinge is [ˈʃvɪŋə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schwindel is recorded at frequency rank #14,405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃvɪndl̩]. schwinge is at rank #46,980, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃvɪŋə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61385, this pair ranks #751,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schwindel vs schwinge
Shared letters: cehinsw. Private to "Schwindel": dl. Private to "schwinge": g.
"Schwindel" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "schwinge" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schwindel" for "schwinge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Schwindel" or "schwinge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Schwindel" and "schwinge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schwindel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwinge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #751,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schwindel" and "schwinge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schwanke vs schwinge". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #751,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.