geschwärzt

[ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st]

/[ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st]/ adj

The verdict

“geschwärzt” is uncommon German (frequency #56,163 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,163
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schwarz gefärbt, durch äußere Einflüsse schwarz geworden

Key facts for geschwärzt
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschwärzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “geschwärzt” 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). geschwärzt lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

geschwärzt is uncommon German at frequency #56,163 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwarz gefärbt, durch äußere Einflüsse schwarz geworden".

geschwärzt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 German form is geschwärzt, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-Ä-R-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwarz gefärbt, durch äußere Einflüsse schwarz geworden

Antonyms

ungeschwärzt

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geschwärzt"?
"geschwärzt" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-Ä-R-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st].
What does "geschwärzt" mean?
As an adjective, "geschwärzt" means: schwarz gefärbt, durch äußere Einflüsse schwarz geworden
How do you pronounce "geschwärzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschwärzt" is [ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschwärzt" come from?
"geschwärzt" 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 “geschwärzt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-C-H-W-Ä-R-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈʃvɛʁt͡st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list