schwingen

[ˈʃvɪŋən]

/[ˈʃvɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwingen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,517
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich hin und her oder kreisend bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwingen · schwingen · German

schwingen · rank #11,517 · 15 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,517
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnäppchen

Nearest frequency peer: Schnäppchen (-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 „schwingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwingen“ 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).

schwingen vs schwingt
78% similar
schwingen vs schwitzen
78% similar
schwingen vs schwirren
78% similar

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

Key facts for schwingen
PropertyValue
Headwordschwingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃvɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,517
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwingen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schwingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schnäppchen“ (#11,516), „sea“ (#11,518), „Schleife“ (#11,515). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwingen“ bei #11,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schwingen (IPA [ˈʃvɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,517 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwingen, with forms such as "cshwingen", "scchwingen", and "schhwingen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schwingt", "schwitzen", "schwirren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schwingen, spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich hin und her oder kreisend bewegen
  2. 2
    etwas hin und her oder kreisend bewegen
  3. 3
    sich mit Schwung auf etwas setzen
  4. 4
    etwas mit Schwung zu einem bestimmten Ziel befördern
  5. 5
    sich rhythmisch wellenförmig bewegen
  6. 6
    in einem Bogen verlaufen
  7. 7
    sich bogenförmig bewegen, zum Beispiel beim Ski fahren oder Boxen
  8. 8
    faserige Pflanzen durch Bewegung von Holzteilen befreien
  9. 9
    ringen, mit den besonderen Regeln des Schwingens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Glocken schwingen hin und her.
  2. Kunstvoll schwingen sie die Fahnen über ihren Köpfen.

Synonyms

schaukelnkreisenschwenken

This word in other languages

swing(English)balancearse(Español)se balancer(Français)balançar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwingen
  • scchwingen
  • schhwingen
  • schiwngen
  • schwignen
  • schwinegn
  • schwingenn
  • schwinggen
  • schwingne
  • schwinngen
  • schwnigen
  • schwwingen
  • scwhingen
  • shcwingen
  • sschwingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwingen - 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.

cshwingen2scchwingen1schhwingen1schiwngen2schwignen2schwinegn2schwingenn1schwinggen1
Edit distance from "schwingen"

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

Same letter count

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

sexueller#11,520Slowenien#11,526sofortige#11,528Praktiken#11,503

Similar misspelling depth

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

Sparkassen15 variantsStammtisch15 variantssüddeutsche15 variantsHeimatland15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list