Schwarzgeld

[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌɡɛlt]

/[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌɡɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwarzgeld” is uncommon German (frequency #56,518 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,518
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einkünfte, die nicht versteuert sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwarzgeld · Schwarzgeld · German

Schwarzgeld · rank #56,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,518
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwankende

Nearest frequency peer: schwankende (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schwarzgeld“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schwarzgeld“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwarzgeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarzgeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌɡɛlt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwarzgeld“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwarzgeldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwankende“ (#56,517), „Schwertes“ (#56,519), „Schutzausrüstung“ (#56,516). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwarzgeld“ bei #56,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwarzgeld is uncommon German at frequency #56,518 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌɡɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einkünfte, die nicht versteuert sind".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schwarzgeld, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schwarzgeld, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-G-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einkünfte, die nicht versteuert sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei diesem Geschäftsabschluss ist wahrscheinlich viel Schwarzgeld geflossen.
  2. „Die Anleger hatten Geld in sogenannte Bermuda-Versicherungen gesteckt, spezielle »Lebensversicherungen«, mit denen sich Schwarzgeld angeblich risikolos reinwaschen ließ.“

This word in other languages

dirty money(English)dinero negro(Español)argent sale(Français)

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 "Schwarzgeld"?
"Schwarzgeld" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-G-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌɡɛlt].
What does "Schwarzgeld" mean?
As a noun, "Schwarzgeld" means: Einkünfte, die nicht versteuert sind
How do you pronounce "Schwarzgeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarzgeld" is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌɡɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarzgeld" come from?
"Schwarzgeld" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwankende#56,517Schriftform#56,511Schlupfloch#56,503Sparschwein#56,539

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list