Schwarzes Loch

[ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx]

/[ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bereich der Raumzeit, der auf Grund des starken Gravitationsfelds so stark gekrümmt ist, dass weder Materie noch Licht oder Information aus dieser Region nach außen gelangen können

Key facts for Schwarzes Loch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarzes Loch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwarzes Loch” sits in German frequency

Schwarzes Loch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schwarzes Loch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereich der Raumzeit, der auf Grund des starken Gravitationsfelds so stark gekrümmt ist, dass weder Materie noch Licht oder Information aus dieser Region nach außen gelangen können".

Schwarzes Loch has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwarzes Loch, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-S- -L-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich der Raumzeit, der auf Grund des starken Gravitationsfelds so stark gekrümmt ist, dass weder Materie noch Licht oder Information aus dieser Region nach außen gelangen können

Synonyms

KollapsarSingularität

Antonyms

Weißes Loch

This word in other languages

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 "Schwarzes Loch"?
"Schwarzes Loch" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-S- -L-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx].
What does "Schwarzes Loch" mean?
As a phrase, "Schwarzes Loch" means: Bereich der Raumzeit, der auf Grund des starken Gravitationsfelds so stark gekrümmt ist, dass weder Materie noch Licht oder Information aus dieser Region nach außen gelangen können
How do you pronounce "Schwarzes Loch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarzes Loch" is [ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarzes Loch" come from?
"Schwarzes Loch" 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 “Schwarzes Loch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-E-S- -L-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list