schwätzen
[ˈʃvɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“schwätzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,265 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #88,265
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unkontrolliert, ungefragt oder unsachgemäß reden oder sprechen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schwätzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schwätzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schwätzen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,265 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for schwätzen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schwätzen, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1unkontrolliert, ungefragt oder unsachgemäß reden oder sprechen
- 2sich zwanglos (über eher unwichtige Themen) unterhalten
- 3als Schüler während des Unterrichts unerwünschte Gespräche miteinander führen
- 4allgemein reden, sprechen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “schwätzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-Ä-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃvɛt͡sn̩] (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
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.