Schwarte
[ˈʃvaʁtə]
The verdict
“Schwarte” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,674 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #69,674
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dicke, behaarte Haut
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwarte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaʁtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwarte” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schwarte is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvaʁtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,674 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Schwarte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schwarte, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1dicke, behaarte Haut
- 2zum Verzehr bestimmte Schweinehaut
- 3die menschliche Kopfhaut
- 4ein dickes Buch (oft abwertend)
- 5das mit Rinde bedeckte erste und letzte Brett beim Zersägen eines Baumstamms
- 6eine Erscheinungsform von Eisenerz
- 7großflächige, derb verwachsene innere Narben
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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 “Schwarte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-A-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃvaʁtə] (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
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.