schweißen
[ˈʃvaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“schweißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauteile unter Anwendung von Wärme und Druck unlösbar miteinander verbinden
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwei-en · schweißen · German
schweißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schweißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schweißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schweißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
schweißen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 schweißen, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Bauteile unter Anwendung von Wärme und Druck unlösbar miteinander verbinden
- 2zusammenfügen, verstärken
- 3bluten (beim Wild)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schweißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit raschem Schwung hob Schorschl die beiden Zangen aus der Esse und faßte den schweren Hammer, um die neue Stahlschneide an das ausgesplitterte Beil zu schweißen.“
In gigantischen Hallen [bei Oxford] schweißen Roboter Autos zusammen.
This word in other languages
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.