schweigsam

[ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm]/ adj

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The verdict

“schweigsam” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,835 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#62,835
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wenig redend, nicht zum Sprechen aufgelegt

Key facts for schweigsam
PropertyValue
Headwordschweigsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,835
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schweigsam” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schweigsam lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schweigsam is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,835 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "wenig redend, nicht zum Sprechen aufgelegt".

schweigsam has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schweigsam, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    wenig redend, nicht zum Sprechen aufgelegt

Synonyms

stillwortkarg

Antonyms

gesprächigredefreudigredselig

This word in other languages

silent(English)taciturno(Español)silencieux(Français)silencioso(Português)

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 "schweigsam"?
"schweigsam" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-G-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm].
What does "schweigsam" mean?
As an adjective, "schweigsam" means: wenig redend, nicht zum Sprechen aufgelegt
How do you pronounce "schweigsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schweigsam" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schweigsam" come from?
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Using “schweigsam”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-I-G-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvaɪ̯kzaːm] (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
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list