Schwebebalken

[ˈʃveːbəˌbalkn̩]

/[ˈʃveːbəˌbalkn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Schwebebalken” is uncommon German (frequency #84,546 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,546
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät für Turnübungen, auf einem Gestell befestigter 10 cm breiter und 5 m langer Holzbalken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwebebalken · Schwebebalken · German

Schwebebalken · rank #84,546 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,546
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwarzhaarige

Nearest frequency peer: schwarzhaarige (-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 „Schwebebalken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwebebalken
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwebebalken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːbəˌbalkn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#84,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwebebalken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schwebebalkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwarzhaarige“ (#84,545), „schupp“ (#84,544), „Schuluniform“ (#84,543). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwebebalken“ bei #84,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwebebalken is uncommon German at frequency #84,546 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːbəˌbalkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät für Turnübungen, auf einem Gestell befestigter 10 cm breiter und 5 m langer Holzbalken".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schwebebalken, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Schwebebalken, spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-E-B-A-L-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät für Turnübungen, auf einem Gestell befestigter 10 cm breiter und 5 m langer Holzbalken

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Drehungen auf dem Schwebebalken erfordern ein gutes Gleichgewichtsgefühl.

Synonyms

Antonyms

BodenSprungStufenbarren

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 "Schwebebalken"?
"Schwebebalken" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-E-B-A-L-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːbəˌbalkn̩].
What does "Schwebebalken" mean?
As a noun, "Schwebebalken" means: Gerät für Turnübungen, auf einem Gestell befestigter 10 cm breiter und 5 m langer Holzbalken
How do you pronounce "Schwebebalken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwebebalken" is [ˈʃveːbəˌbalkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwebebalken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schwebebalken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list