schwärmte

[ˈʃvɛʁmtə]

/[ˈʃvɛʁmtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwärmte” is uncommon German (frequency #51,668 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,668
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwärmen

Key facts for schwärmte
PropertyValue
Headwordschwärmte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvɛʁmtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schwärmte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schwärmte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwärmte is uncommon German at frequency #51,668 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃvɛʁmtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schwärmte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schwärmte, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwärmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwärmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwärmen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "schwärmte"?
"schwärmte" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛʁmtə].
What does "schwärmte" mean?
As a verb, "schwärmte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schwärmen
How do you pronounce "schwärmte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwärmte" is [ˈʃvɛʁmtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwärmte" come from?
"schwärmte" 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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Using “schwärmte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-Ä-R-M-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvɛʁmtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list