Schweinegrippe

[ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌɡʁɪpə]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌɡʁɪpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schweinegrippe” is uncommon German (frequency #72,910 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,910
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - akut verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der Atemwege bei Hausschweinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweinegrippe · Schweinegrippe · German

Schweinegrippe · rank #72,910 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,910
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwarzbrot

Nearest frequency peer: Schwarzbrot (-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 „Schweinegrippe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schweinegrippe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweinegrippe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌɡʁɪpə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#72,910
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweinegrippe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwarzbrot“ (#72,909), „schwingenden“ (#72,911), „schwächerer“ (#72,912). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweinegrippe“ bei #72,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schweinegrippe is uncommon German at frequency #72,910 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌɡʁɪpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Schweinegrippe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schweinegrippe, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E-G-R-I-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    akut verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der Atemwege bei Hausschweinen
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung für eine Infektion des Menschen mit Influenza-A-Viren einer bestimmten Variante des Subtyps H1N1, die im April 2009 aus Mexiko und den Vereinigten Staaten bekannt geworden ist (insbesondere in der Umgangssprache, aber auch in der Standardsprache und Fachsprache)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schweinegrippe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mehrere Tiere haben Symptome der Schweinegrippe und werden mit Medikamenten behandelt.
  2. Die Schweinegrippe erreicht weitere Kontinente, so dass eine Pandemie zu befürchten ist.

Synonyms

SchweineinfluenzaPorzine InfluenzaMexikanische GrippeNordamerikanische GrippeNeue Grippe

This word in other languages

gripe porcina(Español)grippe porcine(Français)

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 "Schweinegrippe"?
"Schweinegrippe" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E-G-R-I-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌɡʁɪpə].
What does "Schweinegrippe" mean?
As a noun, "Schweinegrippe" means: akut verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der Atemwege bei Hausschweinen
How do you pronounce "Schweinegrippe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweinegrippe" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nəˌɡʁɪpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweinegrippe" come from?
"Schweinegrippe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schweinegrippe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list