Schwimmanzug
[ˈʃvɪmʔanˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Schwimmanzug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für den Schwimmwettkampf aus speziellen Materialien gefertigtes, besonders eng anliegendes Kleidungsstück
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwimmanzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɪmʔanˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schwimmanzug” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schwimmanzug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɪmʔanˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Schwimmanzug has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schwimmanzug, spelled S-C-H-W-I-M-M-A-N-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1für den Schwimmwettkampf aus speziellen Materialien gefertigtes, besonders eng anliegendes Kleidungsstück
- 2spezielles Kleidungsstück für Kampfschwimmer zur Fortbewegung in und unter Wasser
- 3beim Schwimmen (vor allem von Frauen sowie – früher auch, heutzutage selten – von Männern) getragenes (für gewöhnlich einteiliges) Kleidungsstück, das zumindest die Vorderseite des Rumpfes bedeckt
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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.
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Using “Schwimmanzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-I-M-M-A-N-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃvɪmʔanˌt͡suːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.