Schwertlilie
German, noun[ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌliːli̯ə]
Schwertlilie is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T-L-I-L-I-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwertlilie is a German feminine noun meaning “iris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Iris aus der Familie der Schwertliliengewächse, beliebte Zierpflanze”.
What does Schwertlilie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineiris
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Iris aus der Familie der Schwertliliengewächse, beliebte Zierpflanze
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 Schwertlilie
- Schwertlilien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwertlilie?
- [ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌliːli̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwertlilie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwertlilie in German?
Schwertlilie appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).