Schwankung

[ˈʃvaŋkʊŋ]

/[ˈʃvaŋkʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwankung” is uncommon German (frequency #65,664 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,664
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ständige Veränderung

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwankung · Schwankung · German

Schwankung · rank #65,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,664
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schutzzone

Nearest frequency peer: Schutzzone (-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 „Schwankung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwankung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwankung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaŋkʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwankung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schwankungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schutzzone“ (#65,663), „Schutztruppe“ (#65,662), „Schweinestall“ (#65,666). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwankung“ bei #65,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwankung is uncommon German at frequency #65,664 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaŋkʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ständige Veränderung".

Schwankung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schwankung, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-K-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ständige Veränderung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Temperaturen sind im Hochgebirge großen Schwankungen unterworfen.
  2. „Zweitens werde diskutiert, ob die globale Erwärmung die jährlichen Schwankungen im Luftdruckunterschied zwischen Islandtief und Azorenhoch verstärkt.“

This word in other languages

fluctuation(English)oscilación(Español)fluctuation(Français)flutuação(Português)

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

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

Same letter count

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

Schutzzone#65,663schwängern#65,670schlagende#65,652sorbischen#65,694

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list