samtweich

[ˈzamtˌvaɪ̯ç]

/[ˈzamtˌvaɪ̯ç]/ adj

The verdict

“samtweich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr weich, weich wie Samt

Corpus desk

Index DE-samtweich · samtweich · German

samtweich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for samtweich
PropertyValue
Headwordsamtweich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzamtˌvaɪ̯ç]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „samtweich“ im Deutschen

samtweichliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

samtweich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzamtˌvaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr weich, weich wie Samt".

No misspelling variants are generated for samtweich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 samtweich, spelled S-A-M-T-W-E-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr weich, weich wie Samt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how samtweich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich würde mich gerne in dieses Bett legen. Die Bettwäsche ist samtweich.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "samtweich"?
"samtweich" is spelled S-A-M-T-W-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzamtˌvaɪ̯ç].
What does "samtweich" mean?
As an adjective, "samtweich" means: sehr weich, weich wie Samt
How do you pronounce "samtweich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "samtweich" is [ˈzamtˌvaɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "samtweich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list