Schwächeanfall

[ˈʃvɛçəˌʔanfal]

/[ˈʃvɛçəˌʔanfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwächeanfall” is uncommon German (frequency #66,676 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,676
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlich auftretende körperliche Schwäche

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwacheanfall · Schwächeanfall · German

Schwächeanfall · rank #66,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,676
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwind

Nearest frequency peer: schwind (-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 „Schwächeanfall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwächeanfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwächeanfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɛçəˌʔanfal]
Letters14
Frequency rank#66,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwächeanfall“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schwächeanfallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwind“ (#66,675), „schäbige“ (#66,677), „Schwesterchen“ (#66,674). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwächeanfall“ bei #66,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwächeanfall is uncommon German at frequency #66,676 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛçəˌʔanfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlich auftretende körperliche Schwäche".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schwächeanfall in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Schwächeanfall, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E-A-N-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzlich auftretende körperliche Schwäche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Schwächeanfall ging so schnell, wie er gekommen war, und ich bezweifle, daß Kapitän Masoder etwas von Ortegas geschicktem Manöver bemerkte.“
  2. „Angesichts meiner Tränen erlitt Sarah vor Erregung einen Schwächeanfall, der sie nötigte, sich auf das zwei Schritt entfernte Bett sinken zu lassen.“

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 "Schwächeanfall"?
"Schwächeanfall" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E-A-N-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛçəˌʔanfal].
What does "Schwächeanfall" mean?
As a noun, "Schwächeanfall" means: plötzlich auftretende körperliche Schwäche
How do you pronounce "Schwächeanfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwächeanfall" is [ˈʃvɛçəˌʔanfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwächeanfall" come from?
"Schwächeanfall" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schreibschrift#66,668schiefgegangen#66,655Steuervorteile#66,730programmierten#66,604

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list