Schweine

[ˈʃvaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schweine” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,854
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweine · Schweine · German

Schweine · rank #6,854 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,854
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schienen

Nearest frequency peer: Schienen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schweine“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schweine“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schweine vs Schweiz
75% similar
Schweine vs schwere
63% similar
Schweine vs Schwenk
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schweine
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯nə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,854
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schweine“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schweineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schienen“ (#6,853), „Scheidung“ (#6,852), „Sorten“ (#6,856). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweine“ bei #6,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schweine (IPA [ˈʃvaɪ̯nə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,854 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schweine, with forms such as "cshweine", "scchweine", and "schewine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schweiz", "schwere", "Schwenk", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schweine, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schwein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schwein

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshweine
  • scchweine
  • schewine
  • schhweine
  • schweien
  • schweinne
  • schwenie
  • schwiene
  • schwweine
  • scwheine
  • shcweine
  • sschweine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schweine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshweine2scchweine1schewine2schhweine1schweien2schweinne1schwenie2schwiene2
Edit distance from "Schweine"

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 "Schweine"?
"Schweine" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nə].
What does "Schweine" mean?
As a noun, "Schweine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwein
What words are commonly confused with "Schweine"?
"Schweine" is commonly confused with "Schweiz", "schwere", "Schwenk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schweine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweine" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweine" come from?
"Schweine" 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 "Schweine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schienen#6,853schalten#6,851römische#6,847Rhythmus#6,845

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Reformen12 variantsabgeholt12 variantsAusblick12 variantshässlich12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list