Schwall

[ʃval]

/[ʃval]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwall” is uncommon German (frequency #58,272 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,272
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine große Menge, die über jemanden oder etwas hereinbricht (insbesondere Wasser oder andere Flüssigkeiten, aber auch Worte, Düfte und anderes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwall · Schwall · German

Schwall · rank #58,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,272
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schusslinie

Nearest frequency peer: Schusslinie (-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 „Schwall“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schwall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwall
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃval]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwall“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schwallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schusslinie“ (#58,271), „Schweinebraten“ (#58,273), „Schuljahre“ (#58,270). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwall“ bei #58,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwall is uncommon German at frequency #58,272 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃval]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine große Menge, die über jemanden oder etwas hereinbricht (insbesondere Wasser oder andere Flüssigkeiten, aber auch Worte, Düfte und anderes)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schwall, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwall, spelled S-C-H-W-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine große Menge, die über jemanden oder etwas hereinbricht (insbesondere Wasser oder andere Flüssigkeiten, aber auch Worte, Düfte und anderes)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schwall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus dem gebrochenen Rohr kam ein Schwall Wasser.
  2. „Walle! walle / Manche Strecke, / Daß, zum Zwecke, / Wasser fließe, / Und mit reichem vollem Schwalle / Zu dem Bade sich ergieße.“

Synonyms

Flut

Antonyms

SpritzerTropfen

This word in other languages

surge(English)aluvión(Español)flot(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwall"?
"Schwall" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃval].
What does "Schwall" mean?
As a noun, "Schwall" means: eine große Menge, die über jemanden oder etwas hereinbricht (insbesondere Wasser oder andere Flüssigkeiten, aber auch Worte, Düfte und anderes)
How do you pronounce "Schwall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwall" is [ʃval]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwall" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schwall", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schämte#58,278Schnüre#58,266Saulgau#58,250Sextett#58,294

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list