Schaumwein

[ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

“Schaumwein” is uncommon German (frequency #79,677 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,677
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberbegriff für alle schäumenden und perlenden Weine

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaumwein · Schaumwein · German

Schaumwein · rank #79,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,677
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schaukelstuhl

Nearest frequency peer: Schaukelstuhl (-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 „Schaumwein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schaumwein
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchaumwein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schaumwein“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schaukelstuhl“ (#79,676), „schaurige“ (#79,678), „Schaukasten“ (#79,675). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schaumwein“ bei #79,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schaumwein is uncommon German at frequency #79,677 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oberbegriff für alle schäumenden und perlenden Weine".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schaumwein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schaumwein, spelled S-C-H-A-U-M-W-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberbegriff für alle schäumenden und perlenden Weine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nur der in der Champagne hergestellte Schaumwein darf Champagner heißen.“
  2. „Als ich verstand, dass man aus den eigentlich dunklen Trauben, wenn man sie nur früh genug erntete, einen weißen Schaumwein herstellen konnte, fühlte ich mich fast ein bisschen betrogen.“

Antonyms

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 "Schaumwein"?
"Schaumwein" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-M-W-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n].
What does "Schaumwein" mean?
As a noun, "Schaumwein" means: Oberbegriff für alle schäumenden und perlenden Weine
How do you pronounce "Schaumwein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schaumwein" is [ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schaumwein" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list