schwächeln

[ˈʃvɛçl̩n]

/[ˈʃvɛçl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwächeln” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,670 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#97,670
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schwäche zeigen; nicht die gewohnte Stärke aufweisen

Key facts for schwächeln
PropertyValue
Headwordschwächeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvɛçl̩n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schwächeln” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schwächeln lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schwächeln is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvɛçl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,670 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Schwäche zeigen; nicht die gewohnte Stärke aufweisen".

No misspelling variants are generated for schwächeln in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwächeln, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schwäche zeigen; nicht die gewohnte Stärke aufweisen

Antonyms

florierengedeihen

This word in other languages

debilitar(Español)s'affaiblir(Français)

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 "schwächeln"?
"schwächeln" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛçl̩n].
What does "schwächeln" mean?
As a verb, "schwächeln" means: Schwäche zeigen; nicht die gewohnte Stärke aufweisen
How do you pronounce "schwächeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwächeln" is [ˈʃvɛçl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwächeln" come from?
"schwächeln" 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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Using “schwächeln”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvɛçl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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