Schwärmer
[ˈʃvɛʁmɐ]
The verdict
“Schwärmer” is uncommon German (frequency #83,279 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,279
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die sich sehr stark oder enthusiastisch für etwas oder jemanden begeistert (häufig in unrealistischer Weise, wie beispielsweise Jugendliche, die ihren angehimmelten Popstar höchstens auf de...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwärmer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɛʁmɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwärmer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schwärmer is uncommon German at frequency #83,279 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛʁmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwärmer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schwärmer, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich sehr stark oder enthusiastisch für etwas oder jemanden begeistert (häufig in unrealistischer Weise, wie beispielsweise Jugendliche, die ihren angehimmelten Popstar höchstens auf der Bühne sehen)
- 2Feuerwerkskörper, der nach dem Anzünden viele Funken schlägt
- 3eine Familie der Schmetterlinge
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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.
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Using “Schwärmer”
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- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.