Schwein
German, noun/ʃvaɪ̯n/
Schwein is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwein is a German neuter noun meaning “swine, pig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Säugetier und Paarhufer mit kurzen Beinen, verlängerter rüsselartiger Schnauze, Borsten”.
What does Schwein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterswine, pig
- 2
derogatoryneutera dirty, or contemptible person
- 3
neuterluck, good fortune
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Säugetier und Paarhufer mit kurzen Beinen, verlängerter rüsselartiger Schnauze, Borsten 2. Schweinefleisch, Schweinernes 3. Schimpfwort für einen gemeinen Menschen 4. Schimpfwort für einen schmutzigen oder obszönen Menschen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwein
- Schweines genitive
- Schweins genitive
- Schweine plural
- Schweinchen diminutive neuter
- Schweinderl diminutive neuter
- Schweindl diminutive neuter
- Schweinen dative definite plural
- Schweinlein diminutive
- Schweinel diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwein?
- /ʃvaɪ̯n/
- [ʃʋaɪ̯n]
- [ʃʋäe̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwein in German?
Schwein appears 13 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).