Damoklesschwert
[ˈdaːmoklɛsˌʃveːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Damoklesschwert” is uncommon German (frequency #85,093 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,093
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine drohende unabwendbare Gefahr, gegen die der Betreffende zum jeweiligen Zeitpunkt machtlos ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-damoklesschwert · Damoklesschwert · German
Damoklesschwert · rank #85,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,093
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH danni
Nearest frequency peer: danni (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Damoklesschwert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
14,912 corpus weight
- Damoklessch…
Damoklesschwert
14,908 corpus weight
- danni
danni
14,907 corpus weight
- Dauerfeuer
Dauerfeuer
14,904 corpus weight
- deadly
deadly
14,901 corpus weight
- definierst
definierst
14,900 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Damoklesschwert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Damoklesschwert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaːmoklɛsˌʃveːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #85,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Damoklesschwert” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Damoklesschwert is uncommon German at frequency #85,093 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaːmoklɛsˌʃveːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine drohende unabwendbare Gefahr, gegen die der Betreffende zum jeweiligen Zeitpunkt machtlos ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Damoklesschwert in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Damoklesschwert, spelled D-A-M-O-K-L-E-S-S-C-H-W-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1eine drohende unabwendbare Gefahr, gegen die der Betreffende zum jeweiligen Zeitpunkt machtlos ist
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Damoklesschwert", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency 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.