geschwollen

[ɡəˈʃvɔlən]

/[ɡəˈʃvɔlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“geschwollen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,080
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschwollen · geschwollen · German

geschwollen · rank #33,080 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,080
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschiedene

Nearest frequency peer: geschiedene (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „geschwollen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „geschwollen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

geschwollen vs geschworen
82% similar
geschwollen vs geschwommen
82% similar
geschwollen vs geschmolzen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for geschwollen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschwollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃvɔlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,080
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geschwollen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).geschwollenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geschiedene“ (#33,079), „geschwungen“ (#33,081), „geschickter“ (#33,078). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geschwollen“ bei #33,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around geschwollen (IPA [ɡəˈʃvɔlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,080 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschwollen, with forms such as "egschwollen", "gecshwollen", and "gescchwollen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "geschworen", "geschwommen", "geschmolzen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is geschwollen, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschwollen
  • gecshwollen
  • gescchwollen
  • geschhwollen
  • geschowllen
  • geschwlolen
  • geschwoleln
  • geschwolen
  • geschwollenn
  • geschwollne
  • geschwwollen
  • gescwhollen
  • geshcwollen
  • gesschwollen
  • ggeschwollen
  • gsechwollen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geschwollen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egschwollen2gecshwollen2gescchwollen1geschhwollen1geschowllen2geschwlolen2geschwoleln2geschwolen1
Edit distance from "geschwollen"

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 "geschwollen"?
"geschwollen" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃvɔlən].
What does "geschwollen" mean?
As a verb, "geschwollen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schwellen
What words are commonly confused with "geschwollen"?
"geschwollen" is commonly confused with "geschworen", "geschwommen", "geschmolzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschwollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschwollen" is [ɡəˈʃvɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschwollen" come from?
"geschwollen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geschwollen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschiedene#33,079geschwungen#33,081geschickter#33,078gestorbenen#33,085

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Gesetzbuch16 variantsGewinnspiele16 variantsGedenkfeier16 variantsfürchteten16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list