Geschworener
[ɡəˈʃvoːʁənɐ]
The verdict
“Geschworener” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schöffe an einem Schwurgericht
Corpus desk
Index DE-geschworener · Geschworener · German
Geschworener · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Geschworener |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈʃvoːʁənɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geschworener“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geschworener is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈʃvoːʁənɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Geschworener, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geschworener, spelled G-E-S-C-H-W-O-R-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schöffe an einem Schwurgericht
- 2bei Strafgerichten ehrenamtlich eingesetzter Laie, der nach Beratung mit sechs weiteren Laienrichtern zusammen mit drei Berufsrichtern über das Strafmaß bei schweren Verbrechen und politischen Straftaten entscheidet
- 3bei Strafgerichten ehrenamtlich eingesetzter Laie, der zusammen mit anderen Geschworenen unabhängig vom Richter über die Schuld eines Angeklagten entscheidet und in manchen Staaten auch das Strafmaß festlegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geschworener appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Angeklagte durfte sich im Gerichtsgebäude frei bewegen, in der Kantine mit den Geschworenen essen und mit Reportern reden.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.