Schwarzerde

[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʔeːɐ̯də]

/[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʔeːɐ̯də]/ noun

The verdict

“Schwarzerde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nahezu schwarzer, sehr fruchtbarer Bodentyp, der reich an Humus ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwarzerde · Schwarzerde · German

Schwarzerde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Schwarzerde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarzerde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʔeːɐ̯də]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwarzerde“ im Deutschen

Schwarzerdesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwarzerde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʔeːɐ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nahezu schwarzer, sehr fruchtbarer Bodentyp, der reich an Humus ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schwarzerde, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwarzerde, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nahezu schwarzer, sehr fruchtbarer Bodentyp, der reich an Humus ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das schwarze Gold der Ukraine ist nicht flüssig. Es ist feucht, sattdunkel und schwer: Schwarzerde. Das zweitgrößte Land Europas ist gesegnet mit diesen vom Humus dunkel gefärbten Böden. Sie machen die Ukraine zum fruchtbarsten Agrarland der Erde und zur Kornkammer Europas.“

Synonyms

SteppenschwarzerdeTschernosemTschernosjom

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwarzerde"?
"Schwarzerde" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʔeːɐ̯də].
What does "Schwarzerde" mean?
As a noun, "Schwarzerde" means: nahezu schwarzer, sehr fruchtbarer Bodentyp, der reich an Humus ist
How do you pronounce "Schwarzerde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarzerde" is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʔeːɐ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarzerde" come from?
"Schwarzerde" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list