Schwaden

[ˈʃvaːdn̩]

/[ˈʃvaːdn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Schwaden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Landwirtschaft: Nebenform von Schwade

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwaden · Schwaden · German

Schwaden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for Schwaden
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwaden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaːdn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwaden“ im Deutschen

Schwadenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwaden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Landwirtschaft: Nebenform von Schwade".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwaden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwaden, spelled S-C-H-W-A-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landwirtschaft: Nebenform von Schwade

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwaden"?
"Schwaden" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaːdn̩].
What does "Schwaden" mean?
As a noun, "Schwaden" means: Landwirtschaft: Nebenform von Schwade
How do you pronounce "Schwaden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwaden" is [ˈʃvaːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwaden" come from?
"Schwaden" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list