Schwägerschaft
German, noun/ˈʃvɛːɡɐˌʃaft/
Schwägerschaft is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-G-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 321,814th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwägerschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “sibling-in-law relationship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhältnis zwischen einem Ehegatten und den Blutsverwandten seines Ehepartners”.
What does Schwägerschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesibling-in-law relationship
- 2
feminineaffinity (family relationship through marriage)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhältnis zwischen einem Ehegatten und den Blutsverwandten seines Ehepartners
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 Schwägerschaft
- Schwägerschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwägerschaft?
- /ˈʃvɛːɡɐˌʃaft/
- [ˈʃvɛːɡɐˌʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwägerschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwägerschaft in German?
Schwägerschaft appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).