Schwede
German, noun/ˈʃveːdə/
Schwede is spelled S-C-H-W-E-D-E (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwede is a German masculine noun meaning “Swede (Swedish person) (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bürger von Schweden”.
What does Schwede mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSwede (Swedish person) (male or of unspecified gender)
- 2
masculineSwede (member of the Germanic tribal group) (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bürger von Schweden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwede
- Schweden genitive
- Schwedin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwede?
- /ˈʃveːdə/
- [ˈʃveːdə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwede
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwede in German?
Schwede appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).