Schwarm

/[ʃvaʁm]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,032

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Schwarm is aGermannoun. It means: Verband von Tieren, die sich gemeinsam schwimmend oder fliegend fortbewegen Pronounced [ʃvaʁm]. Often confused with schwer and Schwur.

Key facts for Schwarm
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃvaʁm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,032
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schwarm in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schwarm is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃvaʁm]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,032 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schwarm, with forms such as "cshwarm", "scchwarm", and "schawrm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schwer", "Schwur", "schwor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schwarm, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verband von Tieren, die sich gemeinsam schwimmend oder fliegend fortbewegen
  2. 2
    eine größere Anzahl von etwas
  3. 3
    Person, in die jemand verliebt ist
  4. 4
    das Schwärmen für etwas

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshwarm,scchwarm,schawrm,schhwarm,schwamr,schwarmm,schwarrm,schwram,schwwarm,scwharm,shcwarm,sschwarm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schwarm

Misspelling Variants of "Schwarm"

cshwarm7scchwarm8schawrm7schhwarm8schwamr7schwarmm8schwarrm8schwram7
Misspelling Variants of "Schwarm"

Frequency rank: #19,032 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwarm"?
"Schwarm" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvaʁm].
What does "Schwarm" mean?
As a noun, "Schwarm" means: Verband von Tieren, die sich gemeinsam schwimmend oder fliegend fortbewegen
What words are commonly confused with "Schwarm"?
"Schwarm" is commonly confused with "schwer", "Schwur", "schwor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schwarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarm" is [ʃvaʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarm" come from?
"Schwarm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.