Schwebezustand

[ˈʃveːbəˌt͡suːʃtant]

/[ˈʃveːbəˌt͡suːʃtant]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, in dem etwas noch offen, ungeklärt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwebezustand · Schwebezustand · German

Schwebezustand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 Schwebezustand
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwebezustand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːbəˌt͡suːʃtant]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwebezustand“ im Deutschen

Schwebezustandschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schwebezustand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːbəˌt͡suːʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, in dem etwas noch offen, ungeklärt ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwebezustand, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schwebezustand, spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-E-Z-U-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand, in dem etwas noch offen, ungeklärt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So fügt es sich ins Bild, dass jenes Ereignis, das den Schwebezustand zwischen Gottfried und Johanna auf einen Schlag beseitigen sollte, unmittelbar mit dem Rhein verbunden war.“
  2. „Bis dahin würde die Stadt, Kaufmans angebetete Stadt, in einem eigenartigen Schwebezustand zwischen Hysterie und Hingerissensein leben.“

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 "Schwebezustand"?
"Schwebezustand" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-E-Z-U-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːbəˌt͡suːʃtant].
What does "Schwebezustand" mean?
As a noun, "Schwebezustand" means: Zustand, in dem etwas noch offen, ungeklärt ist
How do you pronounce "Schwebezustand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwebezustand" is [ˈʃveːbəˌt͡suːʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwebezustand" come from?
"Schwebezustand" 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