Schwamm drüber

[ʃvam ˈdʁyːbɐ]

/[ʃvam ˈdʁyːbɐ]/ phrase

The verdict

“Schwamm drüber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sache ist abgeschlossen, es ist nicht weiter der Rede wert

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwamm-druber · Schwamm drüber · German

Schwamm drüber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for Schwamm drüber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwamm drüber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ʃvam ˈdʁyːbɐ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwamm drüber“ im Deutschen

Schwamm drübersitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwamm drüber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ʃvam ˈdʁyːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Sache ist abgeschlossen, es ist nicht weiter der Rede wert".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwamm drüber, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schwamm drüber, spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M- -D-R-Ü-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sache ist abgeschlossen, es ist nicht weiter der Rede wert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bitte entschuldige, dass ich dir nichts davon erzählt habe.“ - „Ach, Schwamm drüber!“

Synonyms

schon gutvergeben und vergessen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwamm drüber"?
"Schwamm drüber" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M- -D-R-Ü-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvam ˈdʁyːbɐ].
What does "Schwamm drüber" mean?
As a phrase, "Schwamm drüber" means: die Sache ist abgeschlossen, es ist nicht weiter der Rede wert
How do you pronounce "Schwamm drüber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwamm drüber" is [ʃvam ˈdʁyːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwamm drüber" come from?
"Schwamm drüber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list