Schwerpunkt

[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwerpunkt” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,398
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (gedachter) Punkt, an dem die gesamte Masse eines Körpers oder Systems gleichmäßig verteilt erscheint

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerpunkt · Schwerpunkt · German

Schwerpunkt · rank #3,398 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,398
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schreibe

Nearest frequency peer: schreibe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schwerpunkt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schwerpunkt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schwerpunkt vs Schwerpunkte
92% similar
Schwerpunkt vs Schwerpunkten
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schwerpunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwerpunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,398
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schwerpunkt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwerpunktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schreibe“ (#3,397), „schwimmen“ (#3,399), „Ritter“ (#3,396). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwerpunkt“ bei #3,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Schwerpunkt (IPA [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,398 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schwerpunkt, with forms such as "cshwerpunkt", "scchwerpunkt", and "schewrpunkt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwerpunkte", "Schwerpunkten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schwerpunkt, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (gedachter) Punkt, an dem die gesamte Masse eines Körpers oder Systems gleichmäßig verteilt erscheint
  2. 2
    vorrangiges Thema

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Den Schwerpunkt einer Fläche kann man mit geometrischen Verfahren bestimmen.
  2. „ Die Seitenhalbierenden eines Dreiecks schneiden sich in dem Punkt S, welcher ‚Schwerpunkt‘ genannt wird.“

Synonyms

GewichtsschwerpunktMassenmittelpunktFokusHauptaugenmerkPriorität

Antonyms

NebensacheRandthema

This word in other languages

center of gravity(English)centre de gravité(Français)centro de gravidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwerpunkt
  • scchwerpunkt
  • schewrpunkt
  • schhwerpunkt
  • schweprunkt
  • schwerpnukt
  • schwerppunkt
  • schwerpuknt
  • schwerpunkkt
  • schwerpunktt
  • schwerpunnkt
  • schwerpuntk
  • schwerrpunkt
  • schwerupnkt
  • schwrepunkt
  • schwwerpunkt
  • scwherpunkt
  • shcwerpunkt
  • sschwerpunkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schwerpunkt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshwerpunkt2scchwerpunkt1schewrpunkt2schhwerpunkt1schweprunkt2schwerpnukt2schwerppunkt1schwerpuknt2
Edit distance from "Schwerpunkt"

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 "Schwerpunkt"?
"Schwerpunkt" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Schwerpunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Schwerpunkt" means: (gedachter) Punkt, an dem die gesamte Masse eines Körpers oder Systems gleichmäßig verteilt erscheint
What words are commonly confused with "Schwerpunkt"?
"Schwerpunkt" is commonly confused with "Schwerpunkte", "Schwerpunkten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schwerpunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwerpunkt" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwerpunkt" come from?
"Schwerpunkt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Französisch#3,373akzeptieren#3,351Perspektive#3,335rechtzeitig#3,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Versicherung19 variantsWirklichkeit19 variantsVorstellungen19 variantsBraunschweig19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list