schwerwiegende

[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩də]

/[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwerwiegende” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,493
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwerwiegende · schwerwiegende · German

schwerwiegende · rank #22,493 · 22 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,493
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwierigsten

Nearest frequency peer: schwierigsten (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schwerwiegende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schwerwiegende“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schwerwiegende vs schwerwiegenden
93% similar
schwerwiegende vs schwerwiegender
93% similar
schwerwiegende vs schwerwiegend
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schwerwiegende
PropertyValue
Headwordschwerwiegende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩də]
Letters14
Frequency rank#22,493
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwerwiegende“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schwerwiegendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwierigsten“ (#22,494), „Schulsystem“ (#22,491), „Schwuchtel“ (#22,495). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwerwiegende“ bei #22,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around schwerwiegende (IPA [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,493 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwerwiegende, with forms such as "cshwerwiegende", "scchwerwiegende", and "schewrwiegende". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "schwerwiegenden", "schwerwiegender", "schwerwiegend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schwerwiegende, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-W-I-E-G-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwerwiegende
  • scchwerwiegende
  • schewrwiegende
  • schhwerwiegende
  • schweriwegende
  • schwerrwiegende
  • schwerweigende
  • schwerwieegnde
  • schwerwiegedne
  • schwerwiegendde
  • schwerwiegened
  • schwerwiegennde
  • schwerwieggende
  • schwerwiegnede
  • schwerwigeende
  • schwerwwiegende
  • schwewriegende
  • schwrewiegende
  • schwwerwiegende
  • scwherwiegende
  • shcwerwiegende
  • sschwerwiegende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwerwiegende - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshwerwiegende2scchwerwiegende1schewrwiegende2schhwerwiegende1schweriwegende2schwerrwiegende1schwerweigende2schwerwieegnde2
Edit distance from "schwerwiegende"

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 "schwerwiegende"?
"schwerwiegende" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-W-I-E-G-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩də].
What does "schwerwiegende" mean?
As an adjective, "schwerwiegende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend
What words are commonly confused with "schwerwiegende"?
"schwerwiegende" is commonly confused with "schwerwiegenden", "schwerwiegender", "schwerwiegend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwerwiegende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwerwiegende" is [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwerwiegende" come from?
"schwerwiegende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rekonstruieren#22,481Präsentationen#22,471Preisvergleich#22,469Mitteldeutsche#22,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

sympathischen22 variantsverschiedenste22 variantskonzentrierten22 variantszurückgetreten22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list