Schweinfurt

[ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁt]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁt]/ name

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The verdict

“Schweinfurt” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,015
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Main gelegene, kreisfreie Stadt im bayerischen Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweinfurt · Schweinfurt · German

Schweinfurt · rank #13,015 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,015
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwebt

Nearest frequency peer: schwebt (-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 „Schweinfurt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schweinfurt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweinfurt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,015
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schweinfurt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schweinfurtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwebt“ (#13,014), „sehn“ (#13,016), „Schulung“ (#13,013). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweinfurt“ bei #13,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schweinfurt (IPA [ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,015 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "am Main gelegene, kreisfreie Stadt im bayerischen Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schweinfurt, with forms such as "cshweinfurt", "scchweinfurt", and "schewinfurt". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schweinfurt, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-F-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Main gelegene, kreisfreie Stadt im bayerischen Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Am Main, in der Gegend, wo nach der Zeit Schweinfurt erbaut worden ist, wurde zur Zeit des Heidentums ein Götze verehrt, der Lollus hieß.“
  2. „Er nennt sich Gerhard Piscator aus Schweinfurt« – hier sah der Ankläger den armen Magister mit stechendem Auge an – »der Name ist gefälscht.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshweinfurt
  • scchweinfurt
  • schewinfurt
  • schhweinfurt
  • schweifnurt
  • schweinffurt
  • schweinfrut
  • schweinfurrt
  • schweinfurtt
  • schweinfutr
  • schweinnfurt
  • schweinufrt
  • schwenifurt
  • schwienfurt
  • schwweinfurt
  • scwheinfurt
  • shcweinfurt
  • sschweinfurt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schweinfurt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshweinfurt2scchweinfurt1schewinfurt2schhweinfurt1schweifnurt2schweinffurt1schweinfrut2schweinfurrt1
Edit distance from "Schweinfurt"

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 "Schweinfurt"?
"Schweinfurt" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-F-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁt].
What does "Schweinfurt" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schweinfurt" means: am Main gelegene, kreisfreie Stadt im bayerischen Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken
What are common misspellings of "Schweinfurt"?
Common misspellings include "cshweinfurt", "scchweinfurt", "schewinfurt", "schhweinfurt", "schweifnurt". The correct spelling is "Schweinfurt".
How do you pronounce "Schweinfurt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweinfurt" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweinfurt" come from?
"Schweinfurt" 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 "Schweinfurt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

praktiziert#12,987Unfähigkeit#13,043Optimierung#12,983monatlichen#12,973

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

rassistische18 variantsverschwiegen18 variantsweiterhelfen18 variantswiederholten18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list