schwielig

[ˈʃviːlɪç]

/[ˈʃviːlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“schwielig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schwielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwielig · schwielig · German

schwielig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for schwielig
PropertyValue
Headwordschwielig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃviːlɪç]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwielig“ im Deutschen

schwieligschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwielig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃviːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Schwielen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schwielig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwielig, spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Schwielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Von der harten Arbeit hatte er ganz schwielige Hände bekommen.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schwielig"?
"schwielig" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃviːlɪç].
What does "schwielig" mean?
As an adjective, "schwielig" means: mit Schwielen
How do you pronounce "schwielig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwielig" is [ˈʃviːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwielig" come from?
"schwielig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list