Schwade
[ˈʃvaːdə]
The verdict
“Schwade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abgemähtes Erntegut, das in einer Reihe liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwade · Schwade · German
Schwade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaːdə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abgemähtes Erntegut, das in einer Reihe liegt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schwade in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schwade, spelled S-C-H-W-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1abgemähtes Erntegut, das in einer Reihe liegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schwade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf einer Wiese am Rande des Waldes von Fontainebleau lag das Gras in Schwaden; drei junge Mädchen gingen jede an einer Schwade entlang mit Rechen und warfen es auseinander; sie hatten anmutige Kleider aus weißem Leinen, und ihre hübschen Gesichter, welche durch die Arbeit und Hitze gerötet waren, wurden durch die reizenden Hauben der Erntearbeiterinnen…
This word in other languages
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.