Schwänzchen

[ˈʃvɛnt͡sçən]

/[ˈʃvɛnt͡sçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwänzchen” is uncommon German (frequency #94,849 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,849
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Schwanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwanzchen · Schwänzchen · German

Schwänzchen · rank #94,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,849
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwächling

Nearest frequency peer: Schwächling (-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 „Schwänzchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwänzchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwänzchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɛnt͡sçən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwänzchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwächling“ (#94,848), „schwärzen“ (#94,850), „Schweinsbraten“ (#94,847). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwänzchen“ bei #94,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwänzchen is uncommon German at frequency #94,849 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛnt͡sçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Schwanz".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schwänzchen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwänzchen, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Schwanz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schau mal, wie das kleine Schwänzchen hin- und herwedelt!

Synonyms

Schwänzlein

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 "Schwänzchen"?
"Schwänzchen" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-N-Z-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛnt͡sçən].
What does "Schwänzchen" mean?
As a noun, "Schwänzchen" means: kleiner Schwanz
How do you pronounce "Schwänzchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwänzchen" is [ˈʃvɛnt͡sçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwänzchen" come from?
"Schwänzchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwächling#94,848schädigende#94,853Schubkarren#94,842Schrankwand#94,840

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list