schwillt

[ʃvɪlt]

/[ʃvɪlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwillt” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,121
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwillt · schwillt · German

schwillt · rank #42,121 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,121
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwelm

Nearest frequency peer: Schwelm (-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 „schwillt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwillt“ 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).

schwillt vs schwimmt
75% similar
schwillt vs schwingt
75% similar
schwillt vs schwitzt
75% similar

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

Key facts for schwillt
PropertyValue
Headwordschwillt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃvɪlt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,121
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwillt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schwelm“ (#42,120), „Schützlinge“ (#42,122), „Schwellenländer“ (#42,119). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwillt“ bei #42,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around schwillt (IPA [ʃvɪlt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,121 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwillt, with forms such as "cshwillt", "scchwillt", and "schhwillt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "schwimmt", "schwingt", "schwitzt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schwillt, spelled S-C-H-W-I-L-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwillt
  • scchwillt
  • schhwillt
  • schiwllt
  • schwilltt
  • schwilt
  • schwiltl
  • schwlilt
  • schwwillt
  • scwhillt
  • shcwillt
  • sschwillt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwillt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshwillt2scchwillt1schhwillt1schiwllt2schwilltt1schwilt1schwiltl2schwlilt2
Edit distance from "schwillt"

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 "schwillt"?
"schwillt" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-L-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvɪlt].
What does "schwillt" mean?
As a verb, "schwillt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwellen
What words are commonly confused with "schwillt"?
"schwillt" is commonly confused with "schwimmt", "schwingt", "schwitzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwillt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwillt" is [ʃvɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwillt" come from?
"schwillt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schneien#42,114Rücksitz#42,099Südküste#42,171Radwegen#42,070

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schwelm12 variantsschimpf12 variantsStillleben12 variantsumkreist12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list