Schwarzton
[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌtoːn]
The verdict
“Schwarzton” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwarzer Farbton, schwärzliche Färbung
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwarzton · Schwarzton · German
Schwarzton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwarzton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌtoːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwarzton“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwarzton is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌtoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwarzer Farbton, schwärzliche Färbung".
Schwarzton has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwarzton, spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1schwarzer Farbton, schwärzliche Färbung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schwarzton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schwarzton, Wilm, steht dir aber gut.
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.