Schwarztee

[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː]

/[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwarztee” is uncommon German (frequency #85,823 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,823
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vollständig fermentierter Tee

Key facts for Schwarztee
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwarztee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwarztee” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schwarztee lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwarztee is uncommon German at frequency #85,823 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vollständig fermentierter Tee".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schwarztee, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schwarztee, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-T-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vollständig fermentierter Tee

Synonyms

schwarzer Tee

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 "Schwarztee"?
"Schwarztee" is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-T-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː].
What does "Schwarztee" mean?
As a noun, "Schwarztee" means: vollständig fermentierter Tee
How do you pronounce "Schwarztee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwarztee" is [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwarztee" come from?
"Schwarztee" 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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Using “Schwarztee”

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-T-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌteː] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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