schwärmen

[ˈʃvɛʁmən]

/[ˈʃvɛʁmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwärmen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,417
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich als Menge von gleichartigen Lebewesen ungeordnet oder geordnet aktiv bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwarmen · schwärmen · German

schwärmen · rank #21,417 · 15 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,417
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwingungen

Nearest frequency peer: Schwingungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schwärmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schwärmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schwärmen vs Schwarze
56% similar
schwärmen vs schweren
78% similar
schwärmen vs schwören
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schwärmen
PropertyValue
Headwordschwärmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvɛʁmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,417
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwärmen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schwärmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schwingungen“ (#21,416), „sci“ (#21,418), „Schwefel“ (#21,415). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwärmen“ bei #21,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schwärmen (IPA [ˈʃvɛʁmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,417 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwärmen, with forms such as "cshwärmen", "scchwärmen", and "schhwärmen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwarze", "schweren", "schwören", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 schwärmen, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich als Menge von gleichartigen Lebewesen ungeordnet oder geordnet aktiv bewegen
  2. 2
    sich für etwas oder jemanden außerordentlich begeistern
  3. 3
    etwas oder jemanden außerordentlich loben, gutheißen
  4. 4
    im Schwarm den Stock verlassen, um andernorts ein neues Volk zu begründen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Fliegen schwärmen um den Misthaufen herum.
  2. Die Menschen schwärmen allesamt in das neue Einkaufszentrum.

Synonyms

strömenanhimmelnverehrenpreisenrühmen

This word in other languages

swarm(English)zumbar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwärmen
  • scchwärmen
  • schhwärmen
  • schwrämen
  • schwwärmen
  • schwämren
  • schwäremn
  • schwärmenn
  • schwärmmen
  • schwärmne
  • schwärrmen
  • schäwrmen
  • scwhärmen
  • shcwärmen
  • sschwärmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwärmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshwärmen2scchwärmen1schhwärmen1schwrämen2schwwärmen1schwämren2schwäremn2schwärmenn1
Edit distance from "schwärmen"

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 "schwärmen"?
"schwärmen" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛʁmən].
What does "schwärmen" mean?
As a verb, "schwärmen" means: sich als Menge von gleichartigen Lebewesen ungeordnet oder geordnet aktiv bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "schwärmen"?
"schwärmen" is commonly confused with "Schwarze", "schweren", "schwören". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwärmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwärmen" is [ˈʃvɛʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwärmen" come from?
"schwärmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schnupfen#21,414Sitzplatz#21,427Solothurn#21,429sonstiger#21,430

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

seelischen15 variantsSichtweite15 variantsverfassten15 variantsMühlhausen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list