schwelgt

[ʃvɛlkt]

/[ʃvɛlkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwelgt” is uncommon German (frequency #88,263 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,263
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwelgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwelgt · schwelgt · German

schwelgt · rank #88,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwierigem

Nearest frequency peer: schwierigem (+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 „schwelgt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schwelgt
PropertyValue
Headwordschwelgt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃvɛlkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwelgt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwelgtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwierigem“ (#88,264), „Schutzanzug“ (#88,261), „schwätzen“ (#88,265). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwelgt“ bei #88,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwelgt is uncommon German at frequency #88,263 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃvɛlkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schwelgt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schwelgt, spelled S-C-H-W-E-L-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwelgen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwelgen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwelgen

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 "schwelgt"?
"schwelgt" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-L-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvɛlkt].
What does "schwelgt" mean?
As a verb, "schwelgt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwelgen
How do you pronounce "schwelgt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwelgt" is [ʃvɛlkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwelgt" come from?
"schwelgt" 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 "schwelgt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Seehafen#88,272Schisser#88,247sinfonia#88,288Skripten#88,293

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list