Schwerpunkt
German, noun/ˈʃveːrˌpʊŋ(k)t/
Schwerpunkt is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-P-U-N-K-T (11 letters) and appears 24 times per million words in written German, the 3,371st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwerpunkt is a German masculine noun meaning “generic term for center of mass and center of gravity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(gedachter) Punkt, an dem die gesamte Masse eines Körpers oder Systems gleichmäßig verteilt erscheint”.
What does Schwerpunkt mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegeneric term for center of mass and center of gravity
(both in scientific use only)
- 2
masculinefocus, emphasis, main point, center of gravity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (gedachter) Punkt, an dem die gesamte Masse eines Körpers oder Systems gleichmäßig verteilt erscheint 2. vorrangiges Thema
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwerpunkt
- Schwerpunktes genitive
- Schwerpunkts genitive
- Schwerpunkte plural
- Schwerpunkten dative definite plural
- Schwp. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwerpunkt?
- /ˈʃveːrˌpʊŋ(k)t/
- [ˈʃʋeːɐ̯ˌpʊŋkt]
- [ˈʃʋɛɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwerpunkt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwerpunkt in German?
Schwerpunkt appears 24 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).