Schweregrad

[ˈʃveːʁəˌɡʁaːt]

/[ˈʃveːʁəˌɡʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schweregrad” is uncommon German (frequency #70,792 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,792
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grad, Ausmaß eines Zustandes, insbesondere eines Krankheitszustandes

Corpus desk

Index DE-schweregrad · Schweregrad · German

Schweregrad · rank #70,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,792
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schweife

Nearest frequency peer: Schweife (-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 „Schweregrad“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schweregrad
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchweregrad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːʁəˌɡʁaːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schweregrad“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schweregradfällt 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: „Schweife“ (#70,791), „schwindenden“ (#70,793), „schwebten“ (#70,790). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schweregrad“ bei #70,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schweregrad is uncommon German at frequency #70,792 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːʁəˌɡʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grad, Ausmaß eines Zustandes, insbesondere eines Krankheitszustandes".

Schweregrad doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schweregrad, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E-G-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grad, Ausmaß eines Zustandes, insbesondere eines Krankheitszustandes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neu aufgetretenes und unbehandeltes Asthma unterteilen Mediziner in vier Schweregrade.
  2. Er bereitet nun eine Schadenersatzklage vor. Wie hoch diese sein wird, hängt vom Schweregrad der Verletzung und von möglichen Folgeschäden ab.

This word in other languages

degree(English)severidad(Español)sévérité(Français)severidade(Português)

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 "Schweregrad"?
"Schweregrad" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E-G-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːʁəˌɡʁaːt].
What does "Schweregrad" mean?
As a noun, "Schweregrad" means: Grad, Ausmaß eines Zustandes, insbesondere eines Krankheitszustandes
How do you pronounce "Schweregrad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schweregrad" is [ˈʃveːʁəˌɡʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schweregrad" come from?
"Schweregrad" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list