schwankende

[ˈʃvaŋkn̩də]

/[ˈʃvaŋkn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwankende” is uncommon German (frequency #56,517 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,517
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend

Key facts for schwankende
PropertyValue
Headwordschwankende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvaŋkn̩də]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schwankende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schwankende lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwankende is uncommon German at frequency #56,517 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvaŋkn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schwankende in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwankende, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-K-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend

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 "schwankende"?
"schwankende" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-K-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaŋkn̩də].
What does "schwankende" mean?
As an adjective, "schwankende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwankend
How do you pronounce "schwankende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwankende" is [ˈʃvaŋkn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwankende" come from?
"schwankende" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “schwankende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-A-N-K-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvaŋkn̩də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list