schweigenden

[ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩dən]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“schweigenden” is uncommon German (frequency #87,032 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,032
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweigenden · schweigenden · German

schweigenden · rank #87,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,032
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwarzwild

Nearest frequency peer: Schwarzwild (-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 „schweigenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schweigenden
PropertyValue
Headwordschweigenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩dən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schweigenden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwarzwild“ (#87,031), „Schweizers“ (#87,034), „Schwachköpfe“ (#87,029). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schweigenden“ bei #87,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schweigenden is uncommon German at frequency #87,032 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schweigenden, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schweigenden, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "schweigenden"?
"schweigenden" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩dən].
What does "schweigenden" mean?
As an adjective, "schweigenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schweigend
How do you pronounce "schweigenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schweigenden" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schweigenden" come from?
"schweigenden" 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 "schweigenden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwachköpfe#87,029Schwindsucht#87,035Seitenflügel#87,044Sekundentakt#87,045

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list