Schwäher
[ˈʃvɛːɐ]
The verdict
“Schwäher” 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) - Vater der Ehefrau, Schwiegervater
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwaher · Schwäher · German
Schwäher · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwäher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɛːɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwäher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwäher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwäher, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Schwäher, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vater der Ehefrau, Schwiegervater
- 2Ehemann von einem Geschwister des Ehepartners
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schwäher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und Jitro, der Priester Midjans, der Schwäher Mosches hörte alles, was Gott getan an Mosche und an Israel, seinem Volke, daß der Ewige Israel herausgeführt aus Mizrajim.“
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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.