Schwiele
German, noun/ˈʃviːlə/
Schwiele is spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwiele is a German feminine noun meaning “callus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Druck, große mechanische Belastung verursachte Verdickung der äußeren Hautschicht (besonders an der…”.
What does Schwiele mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecallus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Druck, große mechanische Belastung verursachte Verdickung der äußeren Hautschicht (besonders an der Innenseite der Hand) 2. durch Entzündungen verursachte Verdickung von Gewebe
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 Schwiele
- Schwielen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwiele?
- /ˈʃviːlə/
- [ˈʃviːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwiele
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwiele in German?
Schwiele appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).