Schwert
German, noun/ʃveːrt/
Schwert is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,816th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwert is a German neuter noun meaning “sword” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus Metall bestehende Klingenwaffe”.
What does Schwert mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersword
Er zückte augenblicklich sein Schwert.
- 2
neuterblade (of a chainsaw etc.)
- 3
neuterdorsal fin (of certain kinds of whales)
Schwertwal
- 4
neutersword
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus Metall bestehende Klingenwaffe 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. Rückenflosse (Finne) bei einigen Walarten 4. Hornfortsatz am Kopf einer Fischart
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 Schwert
- Schwertes genitive
- Schwerts genitive
- Schwerter plural
- Schwerte dative singular
- Schwertern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwert?
- /ʃveːrt/
- [ʃʋeːɐ̯t]
- [ʃʋɛɐ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwert
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwert in German?
Schwert appears 13 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).