schwere

[ˈʃveːʁə]

/[ˈʃveːʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwere” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,988
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwere · schwere · German

schwere · rank #1,988 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,988
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regen

Nearest frequency peer: Regen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schwere“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schwere“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schwere vs Schwur
57% similar
schwere vs schwor
71% similar
schwere vs sichere
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schwere
PropertyValue
Headwordschwere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃveːʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,988
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwere“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schwereliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Regen“ (#1,987), „Prüfung“ (#1,986), „starten“ (#1,990). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwere“ bei #1,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schwere (IPA [ˈʃveːʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,988 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwere, with forms such as "cshwere", "scchwere", and "schewre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwur", "schwor", "sichere", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schwere, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwere
  • scchwere
  • schewre
  • schhwere
  • schweer
  • schwerre
  • schwree
  • schwwere
  • scwhere
  • shcwere
  • sschwere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwere - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshwere2scchwere1schewre2schhwere1schweer2schwerre1schwree2schwwere1
Edit distance from "schwere"

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 "schwere"?
"schwere" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːʁə].
What does "schwere" mean?
As an adjective, "schwere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
What words are commonly confused with "schwere"?
"schwere" is commonly confused with "Schwur", "schwor", "sichere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwere" is [ˈʃveːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwere" come from?
"schwere" 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 "schwere", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Prüfung#1,986starten#1,990Prinzip#1,985letztes#1,978

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Original11 variantsWilhelm11 variantsheiligen11 variantsAbstand11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list