Schwengel

[ˈʃvɛŋl̩]

/[ˈʃvɛŋl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwengel” is uncommon German (frequency #93,570 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,570
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Klöppel einer Glocke

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwengel · Schwengel · German

Schwengel · rank #93,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,570
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schweinezucht

Nearest frequency peer: Schweinezucht (-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 „Schwengel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwengel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwengel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɛŋl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwengel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schwengelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schweinezucht“ (#93,569), „Schwergewichte“ (#93,571), „Schwarzmeerküste“ (#93,568). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwengel“ bei #93,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwengel is uncommon German at frequency #93,570 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schwengel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schwengel, spelled S-C-H-W-E-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Klöppel einer Glocke
  2. 2
    hebelartige Stange zum Bedienen einer Pumpe
  3. 3
    Stange zum Bedienen eines Ziehbrunnens
  4. 4
    männliches Geschlechtsorgan, Penis

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Irgendwie waren Hymie und sein dicker beschnittener Schwengel zwei verschiedene Dinge.“

Synonyms

GlockenschwengelKlöppelPumpenschwengelGliedPenis

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 "Schwengel"?
"Schwengel" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛŋl̩].
What does "Schwengel" mean?
As a noun, "Schwengel" means: Klöppel einer Glocke
How do you pronounce "Schwengel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwengel" is [ˈʃvɛŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwengel" come from?
"Schwengel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schwengel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwafeln#93,563Schusters#93,561Schleimer#93,545schlecken#93,543

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list