Schwindler
German, noun/ˈʃvɪndlɐ/
Schwindler is spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-D-L-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwindler is a German masculine noun meaning “cheater, fibber (telling mostly harmless lies)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der lügt, täuscht, blufft oder betrügt”.
What does Schwindler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecheater, fibber (telling mostly harmless lies)
- 2
masculineswindler, deceiver, fraud
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der lügt, täuscht, blufft oder betrügt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwindler
- Schwindlers genitive
- Schwindlerin feminine
- Schwindlern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwindler?
- /ˈʃvɪndlɐ/
- [ˈʃvɪntlɐ]
- [ˈʃvɪndlɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwindler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwindler in German?
Schwindler appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).