Schwesterchen
[ˈʃvɛstɐçən]
The verdict
“Schwesterchen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,674 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,674
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Schwester
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwesterchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɛstɐçən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #66,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwesterchen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schwesterchen is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃvɛstɐçən]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,674 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1kleine Schwester
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.
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Using “Schwesterchen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃvɛstɐçən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.