Schwangau

[ˈʃvaːnˌɡaʊ̯]

/[ˈʃvaːnˌɡaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Schwangau” is uncommon German (frequency #90,866 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,866
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemeinde in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwangau · Schwangau · German

Schwangau · rank #90,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,866
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwadroniert

Nearest frequency peer: schwadroniert (-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 „Schwangau“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwangau
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwangau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃvaːnˌɡaʊ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwangau“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwangaufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwadroniert“ (#90,865), „Schutzzonen“ (#90,864), „Schwarzlicht“ (#90,868). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwangau“ bei #90,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwangau is uncommon German at frequency #90,866 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃvaːnˌɡaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gemeinde in Bayern, Deutschland".

Schwangau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwangau, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-G-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gemeinde in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schwangau liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.

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 "Schwangau"?
"Schwangau" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-G-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaːnˌɡaʊ̯].
What does "Schwangau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schwangau" means: Gemeinde in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Schwangau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwangau" is [ˈʃvaːnˌɡaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwangau" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sekretäre#90,882Semikolon#90,884Schellack#90,845Schattens#90,842

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list