schwerhörig
[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɪç]
The verdict
“schwerhörig” is uncommon German (frequency #61,007 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,007
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nur schwer hören könnend
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwerhorig · schwerhörig · German
schwerhörig · rank #61,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,007
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH schwappt
Nearest frequency peer: schwappt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “schwerhörig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schulkamera…
Schulkameraden
38,997 corpus weight
- Schulzeiten
Schulzeiten
38,996 corpus weight
- schwappt
schwappt
38,995 corpus weight
- schwerhörig
schwerhörig
38,994 corpus weight
- schwirrt
schwirrt
38,993 corpus weight
- schärft
schärft
38,992 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schwerhörig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schwerhörig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schwerhörig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schwerhörig is uncommon German at frequency #61,007 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌhøːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
schwerhörig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schwerhörig, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-H-Ö-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1nur schwer hören könnend
- 2nur schwer hören wollend, kein Gehör schenkend
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schwerhörig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.