schwacher

[ˈʃvaxɐ]

/[ˈʃvaxɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwacher” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,474
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwacher · schwacher · German

schwacher · rank #15,474 · 15 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,474
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schulabschluss

Nearest frequency peer: Schulabschluss (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schwacher“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schwacher“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schwacher vs Schwager
67% similar
schwacher vs schwächt
67% similar
schwacher vs Schwarzer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schwacher
PropertyValue
Headwordschwacher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvaxɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,474
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwacher“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwacherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schulabschluss“ (#15,473), „seins“ (#15,475), „Schriftzug“ (#15,472). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwacher“ bei #15,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schwacher (IPA [ˈʃvaxɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,474 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwacher, with forms such as "cshwacher", "scchwacher", and "schawcher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwager", "schwächt", "Schwarzer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schwacher, spelled S-C-H-W-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwacher
  • scchwacher
  • schawcher
  • schhwacher
  • schwaccher
  • schwacehr
  • schwacherr
  • schwachher
  • schwachre
  • schwahcer
  • schwcaher
  • schwwacher
  • scwhacher
  • shcwacher
  • sschwacher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwacher - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshwacher2scchwacher1schawcher2schhwacher1schwaccher1schwacehr2schwacherr1schwachher1
Edit distance from "schwacher"

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 "schwacher"?
"schwacher" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaxɐ].
What does "schwacher" mean?
As an adjective, "schwacher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach
What words are commonly confused with "schwacher"?
"schwacher" is commonly confused with "Schwager", "schwächt", "Schwarzer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwacher" is [ˈʃvaxɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwacher" come from?
"schwacher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list