Schwiele
[ˈʃviːlə]
The verdict
“Schwiele” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Druck, große mechanische Belastung verursachte Verdickung der äußeren Hautschicht (besonders an der Innenseite der Hand)
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Index DE-schwiele · Schwiele · German
Schwiele · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwiele |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃviːlə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwiele“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwiele is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃviːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schwiele, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwiele, spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-L-E.
Definition
- 1durch Druck, große mechanische Belastung verursachte Verdickung der äußeren Hautschicht (besonders an der Innenseite der Hand)
- 2durch Entzündungen verursachte Verdickung von Gewebe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schwiele appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An meiner linken Hand hatte ich Schwielen vom Tanzen an der Stange, an meiner rechten hatte ich Schwielen von der Gitarre.“
„Sie würde zusehen, wie er die Beine eines wackligen Tisches absägte, den Madam gekauft hatte, und sie würde sich darüber wundern, dass er keine Schwielen an den Händen hatte.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.