Schwenke

[ˈʃvɛŋkə]

/[ˈʃvɛŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwenke” is uncommon German (frequency #65,667 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,667
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwenk

Key facts for Schwenke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwenke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɛŋkə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwenke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schwenke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwenke is uncommon German at frequency #65,667 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Schwenke has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwenke, spelled S-C-H-W-E-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwenk
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schwenk
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schwenk

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 "Schwenke"?
"Schwenke" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛŋkə].
What does "Schwenke" mean?
As a noun, "Schwenke" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwenk
How do you pronounce "Schwenke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwenke" is [ˈʃvɛŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwenke" come from?
"Schwenke" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Schwenke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-N-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃvɛŋkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list