Schweinfurter

[ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁtɐ]

/[ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schweinfurter” is uncommon German (frequency #60,055 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,055
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewohner von Schweinfurt, jemand, der aus Schweinfurt stammt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweinfurter · Schweinfurter · German

Schweinfurter · rank #60,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,055
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schweizerisch

Nearest frequency peer: schweizerisch (+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 „Schweinfurter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schweinfurter
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweinfurter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁtɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,055
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweinfurter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schweinfurterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schweizerisch“ (#60,056), „Schulrat“ (#60,053), „Schwerkranken“ (#60,057). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweinfurter“ bei #60,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schweinfurter is uncommon German at frequency #60,055 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewohner von Schweinfurt, jemand, der aus Schweinfurt stammt".

Schweinfurter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schweinfurter, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-F-U-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewohner von Schweinfurt, jemand, der aus Schweinfurt stammt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mein Wohnungsnachbar ist ein gebürtiger Schweinfurter.

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 "Schweinfurter"?
"Schweinfurter" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-F-U-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁtɐ].
What does "Schweinfurter" mean?
As a noun, "Schweinfurter" means: Bewohner von Schweinfurt, jemand, der aus Schweinfurt stammt
How do you pronounce "Schweinfurter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweinfurter" is [ˈʃvaɪ̯nˌfʊʁtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweinfurter" come from?
"Schweinfurter" 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 "Schweinfurter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schweizerisch#60,056Schwerkranken#60,057Schwimmbädern#60,058Schülerzahlen#60,063

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list