Schwellenland
German, noun/ˈʃvɛlənˌlant/
Schwellenland is spelled S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N-L-A-N-D (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwellenland is a German neuter noun meaning “newly-industrialized country; emerging economy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Land, das sich im Übergang, an der Schwelle vom Entwicklungsland zum Industrieland befindet”.
What does Schwellenland mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuternewly-industrialized country; emerging economy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Land, das sich im Übergang, an der Schwelle vom Entwicklungsland zum Industrieland befindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwellenland
- Schwellenlandes genitive
- Schwellenlands genitive
- Schwellenländer plural
- Schwellenlande dative singular
- Schwellenländern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwellenland?
- /ˈʃvɛlənˌlant/
- [ˈʃvɛlənˌlant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schwellenland in German?
Schwellenland appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).