Schwarzlicht

[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌlɪçt]

/[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌlɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwarzlicht” is uncommon German (frequency #90,868 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,868
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unsichtbare UV-A-Strahlung, durch die fluoreszierende Stoffe sichtbar werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwarzlicht · Schwarzlicht · German

Schwarzlicht · rank #90,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,868
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwerverletz…

Nearest frequency peer: Schwerverletzter (+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 „Schwarzlicht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwarzlicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarzlicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌlɪçt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwarzlicht“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwerverletzter“ (#90,869), „Schwangau“ (#90,866), „schwerwiegendes“ (#90,870). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwarzlicht“ bei #90,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwarzlicht is uncommon German at frequency #90,868 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌlɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unsichtbare UV-A-Strahlung, durch die fluoreszierende Stoffe sichtbar werden".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schwarzlicht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwarzlicht, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-L-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    unsichtbare UV-A-Strahlung, durch die fluoreszierende Stoffe sichtbar werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Markierung ist für das normale Auge nicht erkennbar, sondern wird nur unter Schwarzlicht sichtbar.“
  2. „Im Haus leuchtet Maaßen mit Schwarzlicht, um jüngere Farbschichten zu entdecken, forscht klopfend nach Hohlräumen oder fährt mit dem Hand-Detektor die Wände ab.“

This word in other languages

lumière noire(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 "Schwarzlicht"?
"Schwarzlicht" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-L-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌlɪçt].
What does "Schwarzlicht" mean?
As a noun, "Schwarzlicht" means: unsichtbare UV-A-Strahlung, durch die fluoreszierende Stoffe sichtbar werden
How do you pronounce "Schwarzlicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarzlicht" is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌlɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarzlicht" come from?
"Schwarzlicht" 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 "Schwarzlicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Showgeschäft#90,901Speisezimmer#90,915sporadischen#90,922Sprechanlage#90,926

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list