Schwibbogen
German, noun[ˈʃvɪpˌboːɡn̩]
Schwibbogen is spelled S-C-H-W-I-B-B-O-G-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwibbogen is a German masculine noun meaning “arched candle holder (carved wooden decorated arc with attached lights or candles, now chiefly a Christmas decoration)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gemauerter Bogen zur Abstützung und Spreizung gegenüberliegender Hauswände”.
What does Schwibbogen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearched candle holder (carved wooden decorated arc with attached lights or candles, now chiefly a Christmas decoration)
- 2
masculinediaphragm arch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gemauerter Bogen zur Abstützung und Spreizung gegenüberliegender Hauswände 2. Kerzenständer in Form eines Rundbogens
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwibbogen
- Schwibbogens genitive
- Schwibbögen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwibbogen?
- [ˈʃvɪpˌboːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schwibbogen in German?
Schwibbogen appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).