Schweineinfluenza
[ˈʃvaɪ̯nəʔɪnfluˌɛnt͡sa]
The verdict
“Schweineinfluenza” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - akut verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der Atemwege bei Hausschweinen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schweineinfluenza |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaɪ̯nəʔɪnfluˌɛnt͡sa] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schweineinfluenza” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schweineinfluenza is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯nəʔɪnfluˌɛnt͡sa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "akut verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der Atemwege bei Hausschweinen".
Schweineinfluenza doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Schweineinfluenza, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E-I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A.
Definition
- 1akut verlaufende Infektionskrankheit der Atemwege bei Hausschweinen
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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 “Schweineinfluenza”
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-E-I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃvaɪ̯nəʔɪnfluˌɛnt͡sa] (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.