schwammartig
[ˈʃvamˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“schwammartig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Schwamm ähnelnd, an einen Schwamm erinnernd
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwammartig · schwammartig · German
schwammartig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | schwammartig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃvamˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schwammartig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schwammartig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvamˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einem Schwamm ähnelnd, an einen Schwamm erinnernd".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schwammartig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schwammartig, spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M-A-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1einem Schwamm ähnelnd, an einen Schwamm erinnernd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwammartig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der ovale Kopf saß direkt auf dem Rumpf und hatte keine Augen, sondern etwa in der Mitte ein abscheuliches, schwammartiges, kreisrundes Organ; darüber wucherte etwas, das auf grässliche Weise an ein Spinnennetz erinnerte.“
„An einigen Stellen waren die Wände über die Türen gewachsen, und auch der Eingang zu Ians Büro war schon fast ganz von schwammartigen Gebilden verdeckt, aber Jim und Ian schafften es, hindurchzukriechen.“
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.