Schwerindustrie

[ˈʃveːɐ̯ʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯ʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwerindustrie” is uncommon German (frequency #54,872 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,872
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, deren Arbeitsfelder Bergbau, Eisen, Stahl und weitere Grundstoffe sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerindustrie · Schwerindustrie · German

Schwerindustrie · rank #54,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,872
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwerfällig

Nearest frequency peer: schwerfällig (-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 “Schwerindustrie”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schwerindustrie” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwerindustrie
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwerindustrie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯ʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]
Letters15
Frequency rank#54,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schwerindustrie” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schwerindustrieliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „schwerfällig“ (#54,871), „Schwimmerin“ (#54,873), „schwachsinnigen“ (#54,870). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwerindustrie is uncommon German at frequency #54,872 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯ʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, deren Arbeitsfelder Bergbau, Eisen, Stahl und weitere Grundstoffe sind".

Schwerindustrie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwerindustrie, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, deren Arbeitsfelder Bergbau, Eisen, Stahl und weitere Grundstoffe sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihre Entwicklung verdankte die Stadt unmittelbar der Schwerindustrie und den im 18. Jahrhundert entdeckten reichen Steinkohlevorkommen.“
  2. „Außerdem wollten die Alliierten die deutsche Schwerindustrie entflechten.“

Antonyms

Leichtindustrie

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 "Schwerindustrie"?
"Schwerindustrie" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯ʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː].
What does "Schwerindustrie" mean?
As a noun, "Schwerindustrie" means: Gesamtheit der Unternehmen, deren Arbeitsfelder Bergbau, Eisen, Stahl und weitere Grundstoffe sind
How do you pronounce "Schwerindustrie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwerindustrie" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯ʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwerindustrie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwachsinnigen#54,870Rosenmontagszug#54,842Studentenschaft#54,928programmatische#54,812

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list