Schwarzes Loch
[ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx]
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwarzes Loch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌʃvaʁt͡səs ˈlɔx] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwarzes Loch” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Bereich 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
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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.
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Using “Schwarzes Loch”
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- 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
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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.