Schwanzes

[ˈʃvant͡səs]

/[ˈʃvant͡səs]/ noun

The verdict

“Schwanzes” is uncommon German (frequency #61,916 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,916
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwanz

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwanzes · Schwanzes · German

Schwanzes · rank #61,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,916
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwankend

Nearest frequency peer: schwankend (-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 „Schwanzes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwanzes
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwanzes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvant͡səs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwanzes“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwankend“ (#61,915), „schwerelos“ (#61,917), „schwanden“ (#61,914). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwanzes“ bei #61,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwanzes is uncommon German at frequency #61,916 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvant͡səs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwanz".

Schwanzes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwanzes, spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-Z-E-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwanz

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 "Schwanzes"?
"Schwanzes" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-N-Z-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvant͡səs].
What does "Schwanzes" mean?
As a noun, "Schwanzes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwanz
How do you pronounce "Schwanzes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwanzes" is [ˈʃvant͡səs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwanzes" come from?
"Schwanzes" 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 "Schwanzes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list