Schwerverbrecher

[ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwerverbrecher” is uncommon German (frequency #52,410 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,410
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich einer schweren Straftat (oder mehrerer/vieler) schuldig gemacht hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerverbrecher · Schwerverbrecher · German

Schwerverbrecher · rank #52,410 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,410
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwäbischer

Nearest frequency peer: schwäbischer (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schwerverbrecher“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schwerverbrecher“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwerverbrecher
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwerverbrecher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#52,410
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwerverbrecher“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schwerverbrecherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schwäbischer“ (#52,411), „schweig“ (#52,408), „schöpferische“ (#52,412). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwerverbrecher“ bei #52,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwerverbrecher is uncommon German at frequency #52,410 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der sich einer schweren Straftat (oder mehrerer/vieler) schuldig gemacht hat".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schwerverbrecher in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwerverbrecher, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der sich einer schweren Straftat (oder mehrerer/vieler) schuldig gemacht hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Schwerverbrecher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Job und Erfolg gingen eindeutig über die Liebe zu einem Schwerverbrecher.“

Synonyms

GroßverbrecherKapitalverbrecher

This word in other languages

felon(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwerverbrecher"?
"Schwerverbrecher" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ].
What does "Schwerverbrecher" mean?
As a noun, "Schwerverbrecher" means: jemand, der sich einer schweren Straftat (oder mehrerer/vieler) schuldig gemacht hat
How do you pronounce "Schwerverbrecher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwerverbrecher" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwerverbrecher" come from?
"Schwerverbrecher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schwerverbrecher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list