schwerer

/[ˈʃveːʁɐ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,681

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

schwerer is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer Pronounced [ˈʃveːʁɐ]. It ranks #2,681 in German word frequency. Often confused with Schwert and schwöre.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schwerer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schwerer is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃveːʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,681 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for schwerer, with forms such as "cshwerer", "scchwerer", and "schewrer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schwerer, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schwerer

Misspelling Variants of "schwerer"

cshwerer8scchwerer9schewrer8schhwerer9schweerr8schwererr9schwerrer9schwreer8
Misspelling Variants of "schwerer"

Frequency rank: #2,681 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.