Schwaden
German, noun/ˈʃvaːdən/
Schwaden is spelled S-C-H-W-A-D-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 108,721st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwaden is a German masculine noun meaning “waft, current (e.g. of cold air), cloud, plume (e.g. of smoke)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of Schwade. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Landwirtschaft: Nebenform von Schwade”.
What does Schwaden mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewaft, current (e.g. of cold air), cloud, plume (e.g. of smoke)
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of Schwade (“swath, windrow”)
noun
- 1
plural of Schwade
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Landwirtschaft: Nebenform von Schwade
noun: 1. durch die strömende Bewegung von Luft einer flüchtigen Wolke ähnelnden Ansammlung von Dämpfen und/oder Gasen, insbesondere von Dunst, Nebel und Rauch 2. stark kohlenoxidhaltige, schädliche Luft im Bergwerk (Grube, Zeche) 3. Süßgras aus der Gattung Glyceria
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwaden
- Schwadens genitive
- Schwade alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwaden?
- /ˈʃvaːdən/
- [ˈʃʋaː.dn̩]
- [ˈʃvaːdn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwaden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwaden in German?
Schwaden appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).