schwelen
[ˈʃveːlən]
The verdict
“schwelen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam, ohne Flamme verbrennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwelen · schwelen · German
schwelen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | schwelen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːlən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schwelen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schwelen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃveːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
schwelen 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwelen, spelled S-C-H-W-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1langsam, ohne Flamme verbrennen
- 2unsichtbar im Hintergrund/Untergrund vorhanden sein (und auf einen Ausbruch warten)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwelen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In einer Köhlerei beginnt das Holz im Meiler von der Mitte nach außen und von oben nach unten zu schwelen.
„Überall gab es einen, der etwas in den Mund steckte, überall schwelte Begehrlichkeit, schwelte Habsucht.“
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.