schwerlich

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]/ adv

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,264

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

schwerlich is anGermanadv. It means: nur mit größerer (mentaler) Anstrengung Pronounced [ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]. Often confused with sicherlich and schmerzlich.

Key facts for schwerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordschwerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,264
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schwerlich is 10 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,264 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nur mit größerer (mentaler) Anstrengung".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for schwerlich, with forms such as "cshwerlich", "scchwerlich", and "schewrlich". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sicherlich", "schmerzlich", 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 schwerlich, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur mit größerer (mentaler) Anstrengung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshwerlich,scchwerlich,schewrlich,schhwerlich,schwelrich,schwerilch,schwerlcih,schwerlicch,schwerlichh,schwerlihc,schwerllich,schwerrlich,schwrelich,schwwerlich,scwherlich,shcwerlich,sschwerlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schwerlich

Misspelling Variants of "schwerlich"

cshwerlich10scchwerlich11schewrlich10schhwerlich11schwelrich10schwerilch10schwerlcih10schwerlicch11
Misspelling Variants of "schwerlich"

Frequency rank: #31,264 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schwerlich"?
"schwerlich" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç].
What does "schwerlich" mean?
As an adv, "schwerlich" means: nur mit größerer (mentaler) Anstrengung
What words are commonly confused with "schwerlich"?
"schwerlich" is commonly confused with "sicherlich", "schmerzlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwerlich" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwerlich" come from?
"schwerlich" 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.