Schwäbisches Meer

[ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]

/[ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Schwäbisches Meer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - poetische, humorvolle Bezeichnung für den Bodensee

Key facts for Schwäbisches Meer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwäbisches Meer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwäbisches Meer” sits in German frequency

Schwäbisches Meer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schwäbisches Meer is 17 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

Synonyms

Bodensee

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.
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Using “Schwäbisches Meer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-Ä-B-I-S-C-H-E-S- -M-E-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʃvɛːbɪʃəs ˈmeːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list