Schwarm
German, noun/ʃvaʁm/
Schwarm is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-M (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwarm is a German masculine noun meaning “swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verband von Tieren, die sich gemeinsam schwimmend oder fliegend fortbewegen”.
What does Schwarm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineswarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish
- 2
masculinecrush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verband von Tieren, die sich gemeinsam schwimmend oder fliegend fortbewegen 2. eine größere Anzahl von etwas 3. Person, in die jemand verliebt ist 4. das Schwärmen für etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwarm
- Schwarmes genitive
- Schwarms genitive
- Schwärme plural
- Schwarme dative singular
- Schwärmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwarm?
- /ʃvaʁm/
- [ʃʋaʁm]
- [ʃʋaɐ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwarm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwarm in German?
Schwarm appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).