schwindet

[ˈʃvɪndət]

/[ˈʃvɪndət]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwindet” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,756
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwindet · schwindet · German

schwindet · rank #25,756 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwitzt

Nearest frequency peer: schwitzt (+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 „schwindet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwindet“ 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).

schwindet vs schwingt
78% similar
schwindet vs schwinge
78% similar
schwindet vs schwingen
78% similar

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

Key facts for schwindet
PropertyValue
Headwordschwindet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvɪndət]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,756
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwindet“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwindetliegt 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: „schwitzt“ (#25,757), „schottische“ (#25,754), „schwächt“ (#25,758). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwindet“ bei #25,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schwindet (IPA [ˈʃvɪndət]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,756 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwindet, with forms such as "cshwindet", "scchwindet", and "schhwindet". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "schwingt", "schwinge", "schwingen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 schwindet, spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwinden
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwinden
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwinden
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwinden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwindet
  • scchwindet
  • schhwindet
  • schiwndet
  • schwidnet
  • schwinddet
  • schwindett
  • schwindte
  • schwinedt
  • schwinndet
  • schwnidet
  • schwwindet
  • scwhindet
  • shcwindet
  • sschwindet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshwindet2scchwindet1schhwindet1schiwndet2schwidnet2schwinddet1schwindett1schwindte2
Edit distance from "schwindet"

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 "schwindet"?
"schwindet" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɪndət].
What does "schwindet" mean?
As a verb, "schwindet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwinden
What words are commonly confused with "schwindet"?
"schwindet" is commonly confused with "schwingt", "schwinge", "schwingen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwindet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwindet" is [ˈʃvɪndət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwindet" come from?
"schwindet" 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 "schwindet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list