Geschworene

[ɡəˈʃvoːʁənə]

/[ɡəˈʃvoːʁənə]/ noun

The verdict

“Geschworene” is uncommon German (frequency #79,214 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,214
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schöffin an einem Schwurgericht

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschworene · Geschworene · German

Geschworene · rank #79,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,214
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geschultes

Nearest frequency peer: geschultes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Geschworene“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geschworene“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geschworene
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeschworene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈʃvoːʁənə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschworene“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geschworenefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „geschultes“ (#79,213), „gesellschaftspolitisch“ (#79,215), „geschichtsträchtigen“ (#79,212). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geschworene“ bei #79,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geschworene is uncommon German at frequency #79,214 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃvoːʁənə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Geschworene in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Geschworene, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-O-R-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schöffin an einem Schwurgericht
  2. 2
    bei Strafgerichten ehrenamtlich eingesetzte Laiin, die nach Beratung mit sechs weiteren Laienrichtern zusammen mit drei Berufsrichtern über das Strafmaß bei schweren Verbrechen und politischen Straftaten entscheidet
  3. 3
    bei Strafgerichten ehrenamtlich eingesetzte Laiin, die zusammen mit anderen Geschworenen unabhängig vom Richter über die Schuld eines Angeklagten entscheidet und in manchen Staaten auch das Strafmaß festlegt

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 "Geschworene"?
"Geschworene" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-O-R-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃvoːʁənə].
What does "Geschworene" mean?
As a noun, "Geschworene" means: Schöffin an einem Schwurgericht
How do you pronounce "Geschworene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geschworene" is [ɡəˈʃvoːʁənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geschworene" come from?
"Geschworene" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list