Schwampel
[ˈʃvampəl]
The verdict
“Schwampel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwarz-Gelb-Grüne Koalition
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwampel · Schwampel · German
Schwampel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schwampel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvampəl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwampel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwampel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvampəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schwarz-Gelb-Grüne Koalition".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schwampel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwampel, spelled S-C-H-W-A-M-P-E-L.
Definition
- 1Schwarz-Gelb-Grüne Koalition
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schwampel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir gehen in keine Ampel, Schwampel und andere Hampeleien sind mit uns nicht zu machen.“ (Guido Westerwelle, FDP)
„[…] und die Grünen wiederum mit der Schwampel (schwarze Ampel oder JamaikaKoalition = CDU/CSU, FDP und Grüne) nichts anfangen konnten, lief alles auf eine Große Koalition von Union und SPD hinaus.“
Synonyms
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.