schwingt

[ʃvɪŋt]

/[ʃvɪŋt]/ verb

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The verdict

“schwingt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,206
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwingt · schwingt · German

schwingt · rank #15,206 · 14 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,206
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwimmt

Nearest frequency peer: schwimmt (-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 „schwingt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwingt“ 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).

schwingt vs Schwung
63% similar
schwingt vs schwitzt
75% similar
schwingt vs scheint
75% similar

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

Key facts for schwingt
PropertyValue
Headwordschwingt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃvɪŋt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,206
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwingt“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwimmt“ (#15,205), „schwäbische“ (#15,207), „Schulte“ (#15,204). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwingt“ bei #15,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around schwingt (IPA [ʃvɪŋt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,206 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwingt, with forms such as "cshwingt", "scchwingt", and "schhwingt". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwung", "schwitzt", "scheint", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwingt, spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwingen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwingen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwingen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwingt
  • scchwingt
  • schhwingt
  • schiwngt
  • schwignt
  • schwinggt
  • schwingtt
  • schwinngt
  • schwintg
  • schwnigt
  • schwwingt
  • scwhingt
  • shcwingt
  • sschwingt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshwingt2scchwingt1schhwingt1schiwngt2schwignt2schwinggt1schwingtt1schwinngt1
Edit distance from "schwingt"

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 "schwingt"?
"schwingt" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvɪŋt].
What does "schwingt" mean?
As a verb, "schwingt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schwingen
What words are commonly confused with "schwingt"?
"schwingt" is commonly confused with "Schwung", "schwitzt", "scheint". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwingt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwingt" is [ʃvɪŋt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwingt" come from?
"schwingt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schwingt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwimmt#15,205prächtig#15,186Postfach#15,183Partners#15,181

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

regionaler14 variantsRaumfahrt14 variantsTestspiel14 variantsTreibstoff14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list