schwammen

[ˈʃvamən]

/[ˈʃvamən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwammen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,404 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,404
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwimmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwammen · schwammen · German

schwammen · rank #52,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,404
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schreiende

Nearest frequency peer: schreiende (-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 „schwammen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schwammen
PropertyValue
Headwordschwammen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvamən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwammen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schreiende“ (#52,403), „Schwank“ (#52,405), „schnellster“ (#52,402). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwammen“ bei #52,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwammen is uncommon German at frequency #52,404 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃvamən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

schwammen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwammen, spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwimmen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwimmen

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 "schwammen"?
"schwammen" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvamən].
What does "schwammen" mean?
As a verb, "schwammen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwimmen
How do you pronounce "schwammen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwammen" is [ˈʃvamən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwammen" come from?
"schwammen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlichen#52,399Rochester#52,378riskanten#52,377sonstigem#52,434

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list