Schwermetall

[ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtal]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwermetall” is uncommon German (frequency #92,194 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,194
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Metall, dessen Dichte größer oder gleich 5 g/cm³ ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwermetall · Schwermetall · German

Schwermetall · rank #92,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,194
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwimmern

Nearest frequency peer: Schwimmern (+2 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 „Schwermetall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwermetall
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwermetall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtal]
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwermetall“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwimmern“ (#92,196), „schändlichen“ (#92,197), „Schuldnern“ (#92,190). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwermetall“ bei #92,194. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwermetall is uncommon German at frequency #92,194 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Metall, dessen Dichte größer oder gleich 5 g/cm³ ist".

Schwermetall has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schwermetall, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-M-E-T-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Metall, dessen Dichte größer oder gleich 5 g/cm³ ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Blei ist ein Schwermetall, das für den Menschen giftig ist.
  2. „Deutschland hat vor dem Gericht der EU eine Niederlage erlitten. Es muss seine Grenzwerte für Schwermetall in Kinderspielzeug ändern.“

Antonyms

Leichtmetall

This word in other languages

heavy metal(English)métal lourd(Français)

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 "Schwermetall"?
"Schwermetall" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-M-E-T-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtal].
What does "Schwermetall" mean?
As a noun, "Schwermetall" means: Metall, dessen Dichte größer oder gleich 5 g/cm³ ist
How do you pronounce "Schwermetall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwermetall" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwermetall" come from?
"Schwermetall" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schändlichen#92,197schrumpfende#92,189Schlachtfest#92,180scharenweise#92,171

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list