schwerster

[ˈʃveːɐ̯stɐ]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯stɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwerster” is uncommon German (frequency #67,685 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,685
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerster · schwerster · German

schwerster · rank #67,685 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,685
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwerkranke

Nearest frequency peer: Schwerkranke (-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 „schwerster“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schwerster
PropertyValue
Headwordschwerster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯stɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,685
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwerster“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwersterfällt 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: „Schwerkranke“ (#67,684), „schwungvolle“ (#67,686), „schwäbisches“ (#67,687). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwerster“ bei #67,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwerster is uncommon German at frequency #67,685 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯stɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schwerster, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schwerster, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer

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 "schwerster"?
"schwerster" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯stɐ].
What does "schwerster" mean?
As an adjective, "schwerster" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer
How do you pronounce "schwerster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwerster" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwerster" come from?
"schwerster" 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 "schwerster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

secondhand#67,691Schreddern#67,669schmuggelt#67,664sinnlicher#67,706

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list