Schweins

[ʃvaɪ̯ns]

/[ʃvaɪ̯ns]/ noun

The verdict

“Schweins” is uncommon German (frequency #68,659 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,659
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweins · Schweins · German

Schweins · rank #68,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,659
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schädlingen

Nearest frequency peer: Schädlingen (+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 „Schweins“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schweins
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃvaɪ̯ns]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,659
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweins“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schweinsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schädlingen“ (#68,660), „Schwabenland“ (#68,657), „Schutzsuchenden“ (#68,656). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweins“ bei #68,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schweins is uncommon German at frequency #68,659 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃvaɪ̯ns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwein".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schweins in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schweins, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwein

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 "Schweins"?
"Schweins" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvaɪ̯ns].
What does "Schweins" mean?
As a noun, "Schweins" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schwein
How do you pronounce "Schweins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweins" is [ʃvaɪ̯ns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweins" come from?
"Schweins" 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 "Schweins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list