Schawuot
[ˈʃaːvuɔt]
The verdict
“Schawuot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein 50 Tage nach Passah begangenes jüdisches Fest
Corpus desk
Index DE-schawuot · Schawuot · German
Schawuot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schawuot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaːvuɔt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schawuot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schawuot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaːvuɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein 50 Tage nach Passah begangenes jüdisches Fest".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schawuot, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schawuot, spelled S-C-H-A-W-U-O-T.
Definition
- 1ein 50 Tage nach Passah begangenes jüdisches Fest
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schawuot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das jüdische Fest Schawuot gilt als Vorgänger des christlichen Pfingsten. Es wird genau 50 Tage nach dem Passahfest gefeiert - Pfingsten am 50. Tag nach Ostern - und fällt dieses Jahr auf den 13. Juni.“
„Schawuot, das Wochenfest, ist wie Pessach und Sukkot eines der drei Wallfahrtsfeste im jüdischen Jahreskreis.[…] Schawuot war zunächst ein Erntedankfest, an dem die Bauern die Erstlingsfrüchte im Tempel darbrachten, und hat wie Pessach einen entscheidenden Bedeutungswandel erfahren. Die Tora stellt noch gar keinen Bezug zwischen Schawuot und der Offenbar…
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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.