schweift

[ʃvaɪ̯ft]

/[ʃvaɪ̯ft]/ verb

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The verdict

“schweift” is uncommon German (frequency #73,989 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,989
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweift · schweift · German

schweift · rank #73,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,989
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schweizerinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Schweizerinnen (+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 „schweift“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schweift
PropertyValue
Headwordschweift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃvaɪ̯ft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schweift“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schweiftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schweizerinnen“ (#73,990), „Schultasche“ (#73,987), „Schwesterpartei“ (#73,991). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schweift“ bei #73,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schweift is uncommon German at frequency #73,989 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃvaɪ̯ft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schweift in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schweift, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweifen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweifen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweifen

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 "schweift"?
"schweift" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvaɪ̯ft].
What does "schweift" mean?
As a verb, "schweift" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schweifen
How do you pronounce "schweift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schweift" is [ʃvaɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schweift" come from?
"schweift" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scrabble#73,995schnallt#73,981Schalkes#73,970Rohlinge#73,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list