Schwefelsäure
[ˈʃveːfl̩ˌzɔɪ̯ʁə]
The verdict
“Schwefelsäure” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,832
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - saure Verbindung aus Schwefel, Sauerstoff und Wasserstoff (H₂SO₄); farblose, ölige Flüssigkeit, die in konzentrierter Form auch Silber und Kupfer auflösen kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwefelsäure |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːfl̩ˌzɔɪ̯ʁə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #40,832 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwefelsäure” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schwefelsäure (IPA [ˈʃveːfl̩ˌzɔɪ̯ʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,832 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "saure Verbindung aus Schwefel, Sauerstoff und Wasserstoff (H₂SO₄); farblose, ölige Flüssigkeit, die in konzentrierter Form auch Silber und Kupfer auflösen kann".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schwefelsäure, with forms such as "cshwefelsäure", "scchwefelsäure", and "schewfelsäure". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwefelsäure, spelled S-C-H-W-E-F-E-L-S-Ä-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1saure Verbindung aus Schwefel, Sauerstoff und Wasserstoff (H₂SO₄); farblose, ölige Flüssigkeit, die in konzentrierter Form auch Silber und Kupfer auflösen kann
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshwefelsäure,scchwefelsäure,schewfelsäure,schhwefelsäure,schweeflsäure,schwefellsäure,schwefelssäure,schwefelsuäre,schwefelsärue,schwefelsäuer,schwefelsäurre,schwefeläsure,schwefesläure,schweffelsäure,schweflesäure,schwfeelsäure,schwwefelsäure,scwhefelsäure,shcwefelsäure,sschwefelsäure
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schwefelsäure - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Schwefelsäure”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-F-E-L-S-Ä-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃveːfl̩ˌzɔɪ̯ʁə] (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
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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.