Schwertwal
German, noun/ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌvaːl/
Schwertwal is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T-W-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwertwal is a German masculine noun meaning “killer whale (Orcinus orca)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schwarzer Wal der Gattung Orcinus orca mit typischem weißen Muster”.
What does Schwertwal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekiller whale (Orcinus orca)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schwarzer Wal der Gattung Orcinus orca mit typischem weißen Muster
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 Schwertwal
- Schwertwales genitive
- Schwertwals genitive
- Schwertwale plural
- Schwertwalen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwertwal?
- /ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌvaːl/
- [ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌvaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwertwal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwertwal in German?
Schwertwal appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).