Schwinge
German, noun
Schwinge is spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-G-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwinge is a German feminine noun meaning “wing (particularly of large birds or mythical creatures)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, schwinge is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Flügel”.
What does Schwinge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewing (particularly of large birds or mythical creatures)
- 2
feminineswingarm
- 3
feminineremex
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Flügel 2. Bauteil zur geführten Aufhängung (Radaufhängung vorne und hinten beim Motorrad) 3. bewegliches Bauteil 4. flacher, geflochtener Korb
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 Schwinge
- Schwingen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Schwinge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwinge in German?
Schwinge appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).