schwerfällt

[ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛlt]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwerfällt” is uncommon German (frequency #53,222 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,222
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs schwerfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerfallt · schwerfällt · German

schwerfällt · rank #53,222 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,222
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwebebahn

Nearest frequency peer: Schwebebahn (-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 „schwerfällt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schwerfällt
PropertyValue
Headwordschwerfällt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛlt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,222
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwerfällt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwerfälltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwebebahn“ (#53,221), „Schwermetalle“ (#53,223), „schwarzbraun“ (#53,220). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwerfällt“ bei #53,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwerfällt is uncommon German at frequency #53,222 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs schwerfallen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schwerfällt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schwerfällt, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs schwerfallen

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 "schwerfällt"?
"schwerfällt" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛlt].
What does "schwerfällt" mean?
As a verb, "schwerfällt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs schwerfallen
How do you pronounce "schwerfällt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwerfällt" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwerfällt" come from?
"schwerfällt" 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 "schwerfällt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schwebebahn#53,221Schwachkopf#53,219schmunzelnd#53,215Selbstmorde#53,231

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list