schwang

[ʃvaŋ]

/[ʃvaŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwang” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,831. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,831
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwang · schwang · German

schwang · rank #40,831 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,831
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schräger

Nearest frequency peer: schräger (-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 „schwang“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwang“ 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).

schwang vs Schwaz
57% similar
schwang vs schwarz
71% similar
schwang vs Schwanz
71% similar

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

Key facts for schwang
PropertyValue
Headwordschwang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃvaŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,831
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwang“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schwangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schräger“ (#40,830), „Schwefelsäure“ (#40,832), „Schriftsprache“ (#40,829). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwang“ bei #40,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around schwang (IPA [ʃvaŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,831 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwang, with forms such as "cshwang", "scchwang", and "schawng". 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, "Schwaz", "schwarz", "Schwanz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 schwang, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs schwingen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs schwingen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwang
  • scchwang
  • schawng
  • schhwang
  • schwagn
  • schwangg
  • schwanng
  • schwnag
  • schwwang
  • scwhang
  • shcwang
  • sschwang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwang - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshwang2scchwang1schawng2schhwang1schwagn2schwangg1schwanng1schwnag2
Edit distance from "schwang"

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 "schwang"?
"schwang" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvaŋ].
What does "schwang" mean?
As a verb, "schwang" means: 1. Person Singular Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs schwingen
What words are commonly confused with "schwang"?
"schwang" is commonly confused with "Schwaz", "schwarz", "Schwanz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwang" is [ʃvaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwang" come from?
"schwang" 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 "schwang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Semmeln#40,839serious#40,840standby#40,859rotiert#40,802

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schikane12 variantsschiefen12 variantsSlowenen12 variantsSaturday12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list