Schwingungen

[ˈʃvɪŋʊŋən]

/[ˈʃvɪŋʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwingungen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,416
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwingung

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwingungen · Schwingungen · German

Schwingungen · rank #21,416 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,416
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwefel

Nearest frequency peer: Schwefel (-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 „Schwingungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schwingungen“ 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).

Schwingungen vs Schwingung
83% similar
Schwingungen vs Schwankungen
83% similar

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

Key facts for Schwingungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwingungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvɪŋʊŋən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,416
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schwingungen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwingungenliegt 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: „Schwefel“ (#21,415), „schwärmen“ (#21,417), „Schnupfen“ (#21,414). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwingungen“ bei #21,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schwingungen (IPA [ˈʃvɪŋʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,416 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schwingungen, with forms such as "cshwingungen", "scchwingungen", and "schhwingungen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwingung", "Schwankungen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwingungen, spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-G-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwingung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schwingung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schwingung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schwingung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwingungen
  • scchwingungen
  • schhwingungen
  • schiwngungen
  • schwignungen
  • schwinggungen
  • schwingnugen
  • schwingugnen
  • schwingunegn
  • schwingungenn
  • schwingunggen
  • schwingungne
  • schwingunngen
  • schwinngungen
  • schwinugngen
  • schwnigungen
  • schwwingungen
  • scwhingungen
  • shcwingungen
  • sschwingungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schwingungen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshwingungen2scchwingungen1schhwingungen1schiwngungen2schwignungen2schwinggungen1schwingnugen2schwingugnen2
Edit distance from "Schwingungen"

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 "Schwingungen"?
"Schwingungen" is spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-G-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvɪŋʊŋən].
What does "Schwingungen" mean?
As a noun, "Schwingungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwingung
What words are commonly confused with "Schwingungen"?
"Schwingungen" is commonly confused with "Schwingung", "Schwankungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schwingungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwingungen" is [ˈʃvɪŋʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwingungen" come from?
"Schwingungen" 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 "Schwingungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Sozialarbeiter20 variantsStolpersteine20 variantswiderspiegelt20 variantswissenswertes20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list