Schwert

/[ʃveːɐ̯t]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,877

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Schwert is aGermannoun. It means: aus Metall bestehende Klingenwaffe Pronounced [ʃveːɐ̯t]. It ranks #5,877 in German word frequency. Often confused with Schwur and schwor.

Key facts for Schwert
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃveːɐ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,877
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schwert in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schwert is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃveːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,877 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schwert, with forms such as "cshwert", "scchwert", and "schewrt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwur", "schwor", "sichert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schwert, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Metall bestehende Klingenwaffe
  2. 2
    meist aus Metall oder Holz bestehende Platte, die in einer Jolle (Segelboot) hochgezogen und heruntergelassen werden kann. Das Schwert verhindert die Abdrift am Wind.
  3. 3
    Rückenflosse (Finne) bei einigen Walarten
  4. 4
    Hornfortsatz am Kopf einer Fischart
  5. 5
    Ketten-Schiene einer Motorsäge

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshwert,scchwert,schewrt,schhwert,schwerrt,schwertt,schwetr,schwret,schwwert,scwhert,shcwert,sschwert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schwert

Misspelling Variants of "Schwert"

cshwert7scchwert8schewrt7schhwert8schwerrt8schwertt8schwetr7schwret7
Misspelling Variants of "Schwert"

Frequency rank: #5,877 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwert"?
"Schwert" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃveːɐ̯t].
What does "Schwert" mean?
As a noun, "Schwert" means: aus Metall bestehende Klingenwaffe
What words are commonly confused with "Schwert"?
"Schwert" is commonly confused with "Schwur", "schwor", "sichert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schwert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwert" is [ʃveːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwert" come from?
"Schwert" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.