schwätzicht

[ˈʃvɛt͡sɪçt]

/[ˈʃvɛt͡sɪçt]/ adj

The verdict

“schwätzicht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel und wortreich (über Überflüssiges oder Belangloses) redend; dazu neigend, Geheimnisse weiterzuerzählen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwatzicht · schwätzicht · German

schwätzicht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for schwätzicht
PropertyValue
Headwordschwätzicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvɛt͡sɪçt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwätzicht“ im Deutschen

schwätzichtliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwätzicht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvɛt͡sɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viel und wortreich (über Überflüssiges oder Belangloses) redend; dazu neigend, Geheimnisse weiterzuerzählen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schwätzicht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schwätzicht, spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-T-Z-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    viel und wortreich (über Überflüssiges oder Belangloses) redend; dazu neigend, Geheimnisse weiterzuerzählen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Matthäus ist ein gar schwätzichter Gesell.
  2. Die Franken sind für gewöhnlich dergestalt schwätzicht, dass sie jeden in Grund und Boden reden.

Synonyms

babbelhaftbabbeliggeschwätzichtgeschwätzigklapperigredseligsabbeligsalbadrigschwätzerlichschwatzhaftschwatzhaftigschwätzig

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schwätzicht"?
"schwätzicht" is spelled S-C-H-W-Ä-T-Z-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛt͡sɪçt].
What does "schwätzicht" mean?
As an adjective, "schwätzicht" means: viel und wortreich (über Überflüssiges oder Belangloses) redend; dazu neigend, Geheimnisse weiterzuerzählen
How do you pronounce "schwätzicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwätzicht" is [ˈʃvɛt͡sɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwätzicht" come from?
"schwätzicht" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list