Schwäbisches Meer

[ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]

/[ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]/ name

The verdict

“Schwäbisches Meer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - poetische, humorvolle Bezeichnung für den Bodensee

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwabisches-meer · Schwäbisches Meer · German

Schwäbisches Meer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 Schwäbisches Meer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwäbisches Meer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwäbisches Meer“ im Deutschen

Schwäbisches Meerliegt 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

Schwäbisches Meer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "poetische, humorvolle Bezeichnung für den Bodensee".

Schwäbisches Meer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwäbisches Meer, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-B-I-S-C-H-E-S- -M-E-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    poetische, humorvolle Bezeichnung für den Bodensee

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die poetische Bezeichnung ‚Schwäbisches Meer‘ haben Autoren der frühen Neuzeit und der Aufklärung von antiken Autoren, möglicherweise Tacitus übernommen.“
  2. Wir fahren heute ans Schwäbische Meer.

Synonyms

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 "Schwäbisches Meer"?
"Schwäbisches Meer" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-B-I-S-C-H-E-S- -M-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯].
What does "Schwäbisches Meer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schwäbisches Meer" means: poetische, humorvolle Bezeichnung für den Bodensee
How do you pronounce "Schwäbisches Meer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwäbisches Meer" is [ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwäbisches Meer" come from?
"Schwäbisches Meer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list