Schwermetalle

[ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtalə]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtalə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwermetalle” is uncommon German (frequency #53,223 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,223
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwermetall

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwermetalle · Schwermetalle · German

Schwermetalle · rank #53,223 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,223
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwerfällt

Nearest frequency peer: schwerfällt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schwermetalle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwermetalle
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwermetalle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtalə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#53,223
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwermetalle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwerfällt“ (#53,222), „schwärme“ (#53,224), „Schwebebahn“ (#53,221). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwermetalle“ bei #53,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwermetalle is uncommon German at frequency #53,223 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtalə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schwermetalle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schwermetalle, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-M-E-T-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwermetall
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwermetall
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schwermetall
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schwermetall

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 "Schwermetalle"?
"Schwermetalle" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-M-E-T-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtalə].
What does "Schwermetalle" mean?
As a noun, "Schwermetalle" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schwermetall
How do you pronounce "Schwermetalle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwermetalle" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯meˌtalə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwermetalle" come from?
"Schwermetalle" 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 "Schwermetalle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Selbstporträt#53,233Sprechstunden#53,259Sterilisation#53,266Steuerpflicht#53,267

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list