Schwalbenschwanz
[ˈʃvalbn̩ˌʃvant͡s]
The verdict
“Schwalbenschwanz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der größte Tagfalter Mitteleuropas
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwalbenschwanz · Schwalbenschwanz · German
Schwalbenschwanz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schwalbenschwanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvalbn̩ˌʃvant͡s] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwalbenschwanz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwalbenschwanz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvalbn̩ˌʃvant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schwalbenschwanz, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schwalbenschwanz, spelled S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E-N-S-C-H-W-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1der größte Tagfalter Mitteleuropas
- 2Gerät der Holz- oder sonstigen Materialverbindung
- 3geteilte untere Rückenpartie des Fracks oder der Frack selber
- 4herabhängendes Band an einer Matrosenmütze
- 5Einschnitt am Hinterende eines Skis
- 6gegabelter Schwanz einer Schwalbe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schwalbenschwanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Raupe des Schwalbenschwanzes lebt an Möhren, Dill und Fenchel.
Der Schrank ist mit Schwalbenschwanz verbunden.
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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.