Schweinshaxe
[ˈʃvaɪ̯nsˌhaksə]
The verdict
“Schweinshaxe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fleischgericht, Teil des Beins vom Schwein
Corpus desk
Index DE-schweinshaxe · Schweinshaxe · German
Schweinshaxe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schweinshaxe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvaɪ̯nsˌhaksə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweinshaxe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schweinshaxe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvaɪ̯nsˌhaksə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fleischgericht, Teil des Beins vom Schwein".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schweinshaxe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schweinshaxe, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-N-S-H-A-X-E.
Definition
- 1Fleischgericht, Teil des Beins vom Schwein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schweinshaxe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese original Münchner Schweinshaxe wird erst im Biersud gegart, bis das Fleisch zart ist.“
„Auch meine fette Schweinshaxe esse ich weiter mit Genuss, obwohl ich weiß, dass in Deutschland jährlich über 100 000 Menschen an Magen- oder Darmkrebs und anderen Folgen von fettem Essen sterben.“
Synonyms
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.