schwimmend

[ˈʃvɪmənt]

/[ˈʃvɪmənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwimmend” is uncommon German (frequency #60,059 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,059
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Auftrieb an der Wasseroberfläche gehalten werdend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwimmend · schwimmend · German

schwimmend · rank #60,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,059
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwimmbädern

Nearest frequency peer: Schwimmbädern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schwimmend“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schwimmend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schwimmend
PropertyValue
Headwordschwimmend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvɪmənt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,059
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schwimmend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwimmendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwimmbädern“ (#60,058), „schwächte“ (#60,060), „Schwerkranken“ (#60,057). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwimmend“ bei #60,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schwimmend is uncommon German at frequency #60,059 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvɪmənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Auftrieb an der Wasseroberfläche gehalten werdend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schwimmend, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schwimmend, spelled S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Auftrieb an der Wasseroberfläche gehalten werdend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Immer mehr schwimmender Plastikmüll treibt in den Weltmeeren.
  2. Die im Fett schwimmenden Pommes machen einen ekligen Eindruck.

This word in other languages

swimming(English)

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 "schwimmend"?
"schwimmend" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɪmənt].
What does "schwimmend" mean?
As an adjective, "schwimmend" means: vom Auftrieb an der Wasseroberfläche gehalten werdend
How do you pronounce "schwimmend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwimmend" is [ˈʃvɪmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwimmend" come from?
"schwimmend" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sedimenten#60,065Schubkarre#60,050sehnlichst#60,068Schleppern#60,045

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list