schwerlich
[ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“schwerlich” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,264 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #31,264
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nur mit größerer (mentaler) Anstrengung
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schwerlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #31,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schwerlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schwerlich is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwerlich, with forms such as "cshwerlich", "scchwerlich", and "schewrlich". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schwerlich, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nur 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwerlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “schwerlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-R-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃveːɐ̯lɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sicherlich” - see the side-by-side comparison. schwerlich vs sicherlich
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.