Nichtschwimmerin
[ˈnɪçtˌʃvɪməʁɪn]
The verdict
“Nichtschwimmerin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die nicht schwimmen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-nichtschwimmerin · Nichtschwimmerin · German
Nichtschwimmerin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nichtschwimmerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɪçtˌʃvɪməʁɪn] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nichtschwimmerin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nichtschwimmerin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɪçtˌʃvɪməʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die nicht schwimmen kann".
Nichtschwimmerin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Nichtschwimmerin, spelled N-I-C-H-T-S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die nicht schwimmen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nichtschwimmerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nichtschwimmerinnen und Nichtschwimmer sollten nur unter Aufsicht im Wasser spielen.
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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.