schwafeln
[ˈʃvaːfl̩n]
The verdict
“schwafeln” is uncommon German (frequency #93,563 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,563
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wortreich, aber mit wenig Inhalt oder ohne Sachkenntnis etwas erzählen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwafeln · schwafeln · German
schwafeln · rank #93,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,563
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schwachmaten
Nearest frequency peer: Schwachmaten (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schwafeln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schusswunden
Schusswunden
6,441 corpus weight
- Schusters
Schusters
6,440 corpus weight
- Schwachmaten
Schwachmaten
6,439 corpus weight
- schwafeln
schwafeln
6,438 corpus weight
- schwammige
schwammige
6,437 corpus weight
- Schwanheim
Schwanheim
6,435 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schwafeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schwafeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaːfl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,563 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schwafeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schwafeln is uncommon German at frequency #93,563 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃvaːfl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wortreich, aber mit wenig Inhalt oder ohne Sachkenntnis etwas erzählen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schwafeln, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schwafeln, spelled S-C-H-W-A-F-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1wortreich, aber mit wenig Inhalt oder ohne Sachkenntnis etwas erzählen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwafeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schwafelte immer über die antiken griechischen Philosophen; dabei hatte er die nie gelesen.
Schwafele nicht, sondern komm zum Punkt!
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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