Schwamm

[ʃvam]

/[ʃvam]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwamm” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,926
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier aus dem Stamm der Schwämme

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwamm · Schwamm · German

Schwamm · rank #14,926 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,926
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnitte

Nearest frequency peer: Schnitte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schwamm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schwamm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schwamm vs Schwan
71% similar
Schwamm vs Schwaz
71% similar
Schwamm vs schwarz
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schwamm
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwamm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃvam]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,926
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schwamm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwammliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schnitte“ (#14,925), „seat“ (#14,927), „Schmetterlinge“ (#14,924). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwamm“ bei #14,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schwamm (IPA [ʃvam]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,926 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schwamm, with forms such as "cshwamm", "scchwamm", and "schawmm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwan", "Schwaz", "schwarz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Schwamm, spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tier aus dem Stamm der Schwämme
  2. 2
    Bade- oder Putzutensil aus [1], ersatzweise aus Gummi, Kunststoff oder Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    der Befall mit holzzerstörendem Pilz (besonders Serpula lacrymans)
  4. 4
    mundartlich für Pilze (in Österreich und Alt-Bayern meist Verkleinerungsform Schwammerl, in Teilen Sachsens und im Erzgebirge Verkleinerungsform Schwämmel)
  5. 5
    Objekt der fraktalen Geometrie
  6. 6
    Tierstamm innerhalb der Vielzelligen Tiere (Metazoa)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Skelette der Schwämme eignen sich sehr gut als Badeschwämme.
  2. Gib mir mal den Schwamm, bitte.

Synonyms

PoriferaBadeschwammHausschwammSchwammerlPilzMenger-Schwamm

This word in other languages

sponge(English)esponja(Español)éponge(Français)esponja(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwamm
  • scchwamm
  • schawmm
  • schhwamm
  • schwam
  • schwmam
  • schwwamm
  • scwhamm
  • shcwamm
  • sschwamm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schwamm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshwamm2scchwamm1schawmm2schhwamm1schwam1schwmam2schwwamm1scwhamm2
Edit distance from "Schwamm"

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 "Schwamm"?
"Schwamm" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvam].
What does "Schwamm" mean?
As a noun, "Schwamm" means: Tier aus dem Stamm der Schwämme
What words are commonly confused with "Schwamm"?
"Schwamm" is commonly confused with "Schwan", "Schwaz", "schwarz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schwamm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwamm" is [ʃvam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwamm" come from?
"Schwamm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sommers#14,933schalte#14,917stiller#14,942Symptom#14,947

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

totalen10 variantsTourist10 variantsträgst10 variantsumarmen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list