schwierigen

[ˈʃviːʁɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʃviːʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwierigen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,589
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwierigen · schwierigen · German

schwierigen · rank #6,589 · 17 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,589
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwule

Nearest frequency peer: Schwule (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schwierigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schwierigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schwierigen vs schwieriger
91% similar
schwierigen vs schwieriges
91% similar
schwierigen vs schwierigsten
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schwierigen
PropertyValue
Headwordschwierigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃviːʁɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,589
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwierigen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwierigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schwule“ (#6,590), „sexuellen“ (#6,591), „Ross“ (#6,586). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwierigen“ bei #6,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around schwierigen (IPA [ˈʃviːʁɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,589 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwierigen, with forms such as "cshwierigen", "scchwierigen", and "schhwierigen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "schwieriger", "schwieriges", "schwierigsten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schwierigen, spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-R-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  12. 12
    Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion Positiv des Adjektivs schwierig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwierigen
  • scchwierigen
  • schhwierigen
  • schiwerigen
  • schweirigen
  • schwieirgen
  • schwiergien
  • schwieriegn
  • schwierigenn
  • schwieriggen
  • schwierigne
  • schwierrigen
  • schwireigen
  • schwwierigen
  • scwhierigen
  • shcwierigen
  • sschwierigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwierigen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshwierigen2scchwierigen1schhwierigen1schiwerigen2schweirigen2schwieirgen2schwiergien2schwieriegn2
Edit distance from "schwierigen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schwierigen"?
"schwierigen" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃviːʁɪɡn̩].
What does "schwierigen" mean?
As an adjective, "schwierigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig
What words are commonly confused with "schwierigen"?
"schwierigen" is commonly confused with "schwieriger", "schwieriges", "schwierigsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwierigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwierigen" is [ˈʃviːʁɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwierigen" come from?
"schwierigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schwierigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unverändert#6,605Verhandlung#6,607nachgedacht#6,568keinesfalls#6,553

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

aktualisiert17 variantsAnwendungen17 variantsBeleuchtung17 variantsKlimawandel17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list