Schwenker
[ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]
The verdict
“Schwenker” is an uncommon German word, ranked #96,232 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #96,232
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kognakschwenker/Cognacschwenker
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwenker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɛŋkɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwenker” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schwenker is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvɛŋkɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,232 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Kognakschwenker/Cognacschwenker
- 2Schwenkgrill
- 3Fleisch, das auf dem Schwenkgrill zubereitet wird, Schwenkbraten
- 4Grillmeister, der das Fleisch zubereitet
- 5einen Mantel, historisch mit Messingknöpfen versehen, wadenlang, war verheirateten Männern vorbehalten
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Schwenker”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃvɛŋkɐ] (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
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.