Schwertwal
[ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌvaːl]
The verdict
“Schwertwal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwarzer Wal der Gattung Orcinus orca mit typischem weißen Muster
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwertwal · Schwertwal · German
Schwertwal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwertwal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌvaːl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwertwal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwertwal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌvaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwarzer Wal der Gattung Orcinus orca mit typischem weißen Muster".
Schwertwal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schwertwal, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-T-W-A-L.
Definition
- 1schwarzer Wal der Gattung Orcinus orca mit typischem weißen Muster
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schwertwal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schwertwale jagen wie Wölfe in der Gruppe, wobei zwischen den einzelnen Tieren eine perfekte Abstimmung herrscht.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.