Schwenker

[ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]

/[ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwenker” is uncommon German (frequency #96,232 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,232
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kognakschwenker/Cognacschwenker

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwenker · Schwenker · German

Schwenker · rank #96,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,232
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwänzt

Nearest frequency peer: schwänzt (+2 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 „Schwenker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwenker
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwenker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwenker“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwänzt“ (#96,234), „schwangerer“ (#96,229), „Schutzimpfungen“ (#96,228). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwenker“ bei #96,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwenker is uncommon German at frequency #96,232 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwenker, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwenker, spelled S-C-H-W-E-N-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kognakschwenker/Cognacschwenker
  2. 2
    Schwenkgrill
  3. 3
    Fleisch, das auf dem Schwenkgrill zubereitet wird, Schwenkbraten
  4. 4
    Grillmeister, der das Fleisch zubereitet
  5. 5
    einen Mantel, historisch mit Messingknöpfen versehen, wadenlang, war verheirateten Männern vorbehalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich ging hinunter, um mir ein großes Messer aus der Küche zu holen, stapelte Scheite in die Holzwiege, nahm auch die Kognakflasche und einen Schwenker und ging wieder hoch.“
  2. „Der Schwenker schwenkt den Schwenker auf dem Schwenker.“

Synonyms

KognakglasSchwenkgrillDreibeingrillSchwenkgestellSchwenkbratenGrillmeisterTrachtenmantel

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 "Schwenker"?
"Schwenker" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛŋkɐ].
What does "Schwenker" mean?
As a noun, "Schwenker" means: Kognakschwenker/Cognacschwenker
How do you pronounce "Schwenker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwenker" is [ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwenker" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schortens#96,219Schmuckes#96,210Sinnkrise#96,263Schamanin#96,191

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list