Schwesterchen

[ˈʃvɛstɐçən]

/[ˈʃvɛstɐçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwesterchen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,674 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,674
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Schwester

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwesterchen · Schwesterchen · German

Schwesterchen · rank #66,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,674
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwagers

Nearest frequency peer: Schwagers (-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 „Schwesterchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwesterchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwesterchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɛstɐçən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,674
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwesterchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwesterchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwagers“ (#66,673), „schwind“ (#66,675), „Schwächeanfall“ (#66,676). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwesterchen“ bei #66,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwesterchen is uncommon German at frequency #66,674 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɛstɐçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Schwester".

Schwesterchen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schwesterchen, spelled S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Schwester

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sie sorgt sich ein wenig um ihr Schwesterchen, das in der Dämmerung mit der Ziege losgezogen und bis zum Abendbrot nicht zurückgekommen ist.“

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 "Schwesterchen"?
"Schwesterchen" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɛstɐçən].
What does "Schwesterchen" mean?
As a noun, "Schwesterchen" means: kleine Schwester
How do you pronounce "Schwesterchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwesterchen" is [ˈʃvɛstɐçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwesterchen" come from?
"Schwesterchen" 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 "Schwesterchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schüttelfrost#66,679Schreiberling#66,667Selbstbildnis#66,682spielerischer#66,710

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list