Schweizer Käse

[ˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ ˈkɛːzə]

/[ˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ ˈkɛːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schweizer Käse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Schweiz hergesteller Käse; oft synonym für Emmentaler oder anderen Käse mit Löchern

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweizer-kase · Schweizer Käse · German

Schweizer Käse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Schweizer Käse
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweizer Käse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ ˈkɛːzə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweizer Käse“ im Deutschen

Schweizer Käseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schweizer Käse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ ˈkɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Schweiz hergesteller Käse; oft synonym für Emmentaler oder anderen Käse mit Löchern".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schweizer Käse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Schweizer Käse, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-Z-E-R- -K-Ä-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Schweiz hergesteller Käse; oft synonym für Emmentaler oder anderen Käse mit Löchern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „‹Herrgott, bei all dem Zeug, das du rauchst, sieht dein Gehirn wahrscheinlich aus wie ein Schweizer Käse.›“
  2. „Die Kühlerhauber und der linke Kotflügel des Wagens sahen aus wie ein Stück Schweizer Käse, so sehr hatten sie die Kugeln der Verfolger durchlöchert.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schweizer Käse"?
"Schweizer Käse" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-Z-E-R- -K-Ä-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ ˈkɛːzə].
What does "Schweizer Käse" mean?
As a noun, "Schweizer Käse" means: in der Schweiz hergesteller Käse; oft synonym für Emmentaler oder anderen Käse mit Löchern
How do you pronounce "Schweizer Käse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweizer Käse" is [ˌʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ ˈkɛːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweizer Käse" come from?
"Schweizer Käse" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list