schwerer

[ˈʃveːʁɐ]

/[ˈʃveːʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwerer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,681
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerer · schwerer · German

schwerer · rank #2,681 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Salzburg

Nearest frequency peer: Salzburg (-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 „schwerer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwerer“ 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).

schwerer vs Schwert
63% similar
schwerer vs schwöre
75% similar
schwerer vs sicherer
75% similar

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

Key facts for schwerer
PropertyValue
Headwordschwerer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃveːʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,681
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwerer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schwererliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Salzburg“ (#2,680), „Sender“ (#2,682), „sagst“ (#2,679). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwerer“ bei #2,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around schwerer (IPA [ˈʃveːʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,681 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwerer, with forms such as "cshwerer", "scchwerer", and "schewrer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwert", "schwöre", "sicherer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schwerer, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwerer
  • scchwerer
  • schewrer
  • schhwerer
  • schweerr
  • schwererr
  • schwerrer
  • schwreer
  • schwwerer
  • scwherer
  • shcwerer
  • sschwerer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwerer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshwerer2scchwerer1schewrer2schhwerer1schweerr2schwererr1schwerrer1schwreer2
Edit distance from "schwerer"

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 "schwerer"?
"schwerer" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːʁɐ].
What does "schwerer" mean?
As an adjective, "schwerer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer
What words are commonly confused with "schwerer"?
"schwerer" is commonly confused with "Schwert", "schwöre", "sicherer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwerer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwerer" is [ˈʃveːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwerer" come from?
"schwerer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Salzburg#2,680Rückkehr#2,678sinnvoll#2,684Methoden#2,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Operation12 variantsvergeben12 variantsLösungen12 variantsAugsburg12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list