folgenschwere

Name: folgenschwere, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə]

/[ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“folgenschwere” is uncommon German (frequency #72,420 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,420
frequency rank, German: 45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer

Key facts for folgenschwere
Property	Value
Headword	folgenschwere
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#72,420
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “folgenschwere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). folgenschwere lands here:

#72,420

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

folgenschwere is uncommon German at frequency #72,420 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for folgenschwere in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is folgenschwere, spelled F-O-L-G-E-N-S-C-H-W-E-R-E.

Definition

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Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
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Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
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Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folgenschwere"?

"folgenschwere" is spelled F-O-L-G-E-N-S-C-H-W-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə].

What does "folgenschwere" mean?

As an adjective, "folgenschwere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgenschwer

How do you pronounce "folgenschwere"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folgenschwere" is [ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "folgenschwere" come from?

"folgenschwere" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “folgenschwere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is F-O-L-G-E-N-S-C-H-W-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈfɔlɡn̩ˌʃveːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.