schwankten

[ˈʃvaŋktn̩]

/[ˈʃvaŋktn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwankten” is uncommon German (frequency #94,846 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,846
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 schwanken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwankten · schwankten · German

schwankten · rank #94,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,846
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schutzschilde

Nearest frequency peer: Schutzschilde (-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 „schwankten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schwankten
PropertyValue
Headwordschwankten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvaŋktn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwankten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schutzschilde“ (#94,845), „Schweinsbraten“ (#94,847), „Schuldscheine“ (#94,844). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwankten“ bei #94,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwankten is uncommon German at frequency #94,846 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃvaŋktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schwankten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schwankten, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-K-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwanken
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwanken
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwanken
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwanken

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seitenrand#94,865Siegprämie#94,877Sippschaft#94,882Rotzlöffel#94,795

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list