schweigende

[ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩də]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“schweigende” is uncommon German (frequency #54,065 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,065
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweigende · schweigende · German

schweigende · rank #54,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,065
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwuchteln

Nearest frequency peer: Schwuchteln (+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 „schweigende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schweigende
PropertyValue
Headwordschweigende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩də]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,065
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schweigende“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schweigendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwuchteln“ (#54,066), „Schulkindern“ (#54,063), „schämst“ (#54,067). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schweigende“ bei #54,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schweigende is uncommon German at frequency #54,065 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schweigende, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schweigende, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend

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 "schweigende"?
"schweigende" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩də].
What does "schweigende" mean?
As an adjective, "schweigende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
How do you pronounce "schweigende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schweigende" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schweigende" come from?
"schweigende" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwuchteln#54,066Schulfreund#54,062schmeichelt#54,060spannendste#54,092

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list