Schwarzer

[ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ]

/[ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwarzer” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,846. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,846
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person mit dunkler Hautfarbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwarzer · Schwarzer · German

Schwarzer · rank #3,846 · 15 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,846
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schrift

Nearest frequency peer: Schrift (-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 „Schwarzer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schwarzer“ 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).

Schwarzer vs schwerer
67% similar
Schwarzer vs Schweizer
78% similar
Schwarzer vs schwarzes
78% similar

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

Key facts for Schwarzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,846
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schwarzer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwarzerliegt 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: „Schrift“ (#3,845), „seht“ (#3,847), „römischen“ (#3,844). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwarzer“ bei #3,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Schwarzer (IPA [ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,846 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schwarzer, with forms such as "cshwarzer", "scchwarzer", and "schawrzer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "schwerer", "Schweizer", "schwarzes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schwarzer, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person mit dunkler Hautfarbe
  2. 2
    Kaffee ohne Milch oder Obers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Schwarzen steckten die Köpfe zusammen. Die Schwarzen murmelten. Die Schwarzen schnatterten. Ein Schwarzer schmiss eine Flasche. Ein Schwarzer schmiss eine Hühnerkeule. Ein Schwarzer schmiss Fritten. Vier Bullen zogen Schlagstöcke.“
  2. „Was aus den wenigen Berichten über die Mittelpassage hervorgeht, von denen etliche von Kommandanten von Sklavenschiffen, die den Handel mit den Schwarzen zu rechtfertigen versuchten, oder von Abolitionisten, welche die Öffentlichkeit gegen diese Art von Geschäften aufbringen wollten, verfasst wurden, ist, dass allgemeines Einvernehmen dahingehend herrsch…

Antonyms

WeißerGelberRoterBrauner

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwarzer
  • scchwarzer
  • schawrzer
  • schhwarzer
  • schwarezr
  • schwarrzer
  • schwarzerr
  • schwarzre
  • schwarzzer
  • schwazrer
  • schwrazer
  • schwwarzer
  • scwharzer
  • shcwarzer
  • sschwarzer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schwarzer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshwarzer2scchwarzer1schawrzer2schhwarzer1schwarezr2schwarrzer1schwarzerr1schwarzre2
Edit distance from "Schwarzer"

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 "Schwarzer"?
"Schwarzer" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ].
What does "Schwarzer" mean?
As a noun, "Schwarzer" means: Person mit dunkler Hautfarbe
What words are commonly confused with "Schwarzer"?
"Schwarzer" is commonly confused with "schwerer", "Schweizer", "schwarzes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schwarzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarzer" is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarzer" come from?
"Schwarzer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

römischen#3,844spezielle#3,849probieren#3,840verbinden#3,857

Similar misspelling depth

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

teilnehmen15 variantsPrinzessin15 variantsUnterlagen15 variantsnatürliche15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list