schwinden

[ˈʃvɪndn̩]

/[ˈʃvɪndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwinden” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,783
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in bedenklichem Maße nachlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwinden · schwinden · German

schwinden · rank #31,783 · 15 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,783
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwellen

Nearest frequency peer: schwellen (-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 „schwinden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwinden“ 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).

schwinden vs schwinge
78% similar
schwinden vs schwitzen
78% similar
schwinden vs schwingen
89% similar

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

Key facts for schwinden
PropertyValue
Headwordschwinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvɪndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,783
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwinden“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schwindenliegt 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: „schwellen“ (#31,782), „Schädlinge“ (#31,784), „Schützenverein“ (#31,785). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwinden“ bei #31,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schwinden (IPA [ˈʃvɪndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,783 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwinden, with forms such as "cshwinden", "scchwinden", and "schhwinden". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "schwinge", "schwitzen", "schwingen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schwinden, spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in bedenklichem Maße nachlassen
  2. 2
    allmählich verschwinden
  3. 3
    an Volumen abnehmen, ohne sich zu verformen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die schwindende Nachfrage bereitet der Automobilindustrie Sorgen.
  2. Er litt unter der schwindenden Popularität seiner Bücher.

Antonyms

zunehmenwachsenschrumpelnverschrumpeln

This word in other languages

dwindle(English)declinar(Español)décliner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwinden
  • scchwinden
  • schhwinden
  • schiwnden
  • schwidnen
  • schwindden
  • schwindenn
  • schwindne
  • schwinedn
  • schwinnden
  • schwniden
  • schwwinden
  • scwhinden
  • shcwinden
  • sschwinden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwinden - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshwinden2scchwinden1schhwinden1schiwnden2schwidnen2schwindden1schwindenn1schwindne2
Edit distance from "schwinden"

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 "schwinden"?
"schwinden" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɪndn̩].
What does "schwinden" mean?
As a verb, "schwinden" means: in bedenklichem Maße nachlassen
What words are commonly confused with "schwinden"?
"schwinden" is commonly confused with "schwinge", "schwitzen", "schwingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwinden" is [ˈʃvɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwinden" come from?
"schwinden" 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 "schwinden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwellen#31,782Schmelzer#31,779selektive#31,788Schillers#31,774

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

sekundären15 variantsskateboard15 variantsStückzahl15 variantspädophilen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list