Schwein haben
[ʃvaɪ̯n ˈhaːbn̩]
The verdict
“Schwein haben” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Glück haben, aus einer schlechten Lebenslage, Situation (plötzlich) in eine gute kommen; einer schlechten Lebenslage, Situation entkommen, diese umgehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwein haben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ʃvaɪ̯n ˈhaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwein haben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schwein haben is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃvaɪ̯n ˈhaːbn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Glück haben, aus einer schlechten Lebenslage, Situation (plötzlich) in eine gute kommen; einer schlechten Lebenslage, Situation entkommen, diese umgehen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schwein haben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schwein haben, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N- -H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Glück haben, aus einer schlechten Lebenslage, Situation (plötzlich) in eine gute kommen; einer schlechten Lebenslage, Situation entkommen, diese umgehen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Schwein haben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-I-N- -H-A-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃvaɪ̯n ˈhaːbn̩] (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.