Schweinerei

[ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schweinerei” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,282
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grobe Verunreinigung, schmutziger Zustand von Gegenständen oder Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweinerei · Schweinerei · German

Schweinerei · rank #33,282 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,282
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwebe

Nearest frequency peer: schwebe (-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 „Schweinerei“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schweinerei“ 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).

Schweinerei vs Schreinerei
91% similar

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

Key facts for Schweinerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweinerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,282
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schweinerei“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schweinereiliegt 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: „schwebe“ (#33,281), „Schönebeck“ (#33,283), „schult“ (#33,280). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweinerei“ bei #33,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Schweinerei (IPA [ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schweinerei, with forms such as "cshweinerei", "scchweinerei", and "schewinerei". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Schreinerei", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schweinerei, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    grobe Verunreinigung, schmutziger Zustand von Gegenständen oder Lebewesen
  2. 2
    moralisch verwerfliche Handlung, unerträglicher Zustand
  3. 3
    sexuell Anstößiges, Unzüchtiges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kürzlich ist mir in der Küche eine Dose Tomaten auf den Boden gefallen und aufgeplatzt – das war vielleicht eine Schweinerei!
  2. „Es war doch eine Schweinerei, träumte er weiter. Da hatte man ein Gehalt von ein paar hundert Franken im Monat, es langte wohl, es langte ganz gut. Und für das lumpige Gehalt war man verpflichtet, den Kanalräumer zu spielen. Ärger als das. Man mußte schnüffeln, anderer Leute Missetaten aufdecken, man mußte sich überall hineinmischen, keinen Augenblick ha…

Synonyms

SauereiSaustallGemeinheitMissstandObszönitätZote

This word in other languages

mess(English)cochonnerie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshweinerei
  • scchweinerei
  • schewinerei
  • schhweinerei
  • schweienrei
  • schweineeri
  • schweinerie
  • schweinerrei
  • schweinnerei
  • schweinreei
  • schwenierei
  • schwienerei
  • schwienerie
  • schwweinerei
  • scwheinerei
  • shcweinerei
  • sschweinerei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshweinerei2scchweinerei1schewinerei2schhweinerei1schweienrei2schweineeri2schweinerie2schweinerrei1
Edit distance from "Schweinerei"

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 "Schweinerei"?
"Schweinerei" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Schweinerei" mean?
As a noun, "Schweinerei" means: grobe Verunreinigung, schmutziger Zustand von Gegenständen oder Lebewesen
What words are commonly confused with "Schweinerei"?
"Schweinerei" is commonly confused with "Schreinerei". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schweinerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweinerei" is [ʃvaɪ̯nəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweinerei" come from?
"Schweinerei" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schreibstil#33,279Schokoladen#33,278Schimpfwort#33,270Rotkäppchen#33,258

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Schachteln17 variantsSmartwatch17 variantsPsychopath17 variantsUmdrehungen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list