Schwachmaten

[ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩]

/[ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwachmaten” is uncommon German (frequency #93,562 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,562
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwachmat

Key facts for Schwachmaten
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwachmaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#93,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwachmaten” 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). Schwachmaten lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schwachmaten is uncommon German at frequency #93,562 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schwachmaten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schwachmaten, spelled S-C-H-W-A-C-H-M-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwachmat
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwachmat
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Schwachmat
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwachmat
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schwachmat
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schwachmat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schwachmat

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 "Schwachmaten"?
"Schwachmaten" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-C-H-M-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩].
What does "Schwachmaten" mean?
As a noun, "Schwachmaten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwachmat
How do you pronounce "Schwachmaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwachmaten" is [ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwachmaten" come from?
"Schwachmaten" 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 “Schwachmaten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-A-C-H-M-A-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃvaxˈmaːtn̩] (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

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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