Schwuchteln

[ˈʃvʊxtl̩n]

/[ˈʃvʊxtl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwuchteln” is uncommon German (frequency #54,066 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,066
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwuchteln · Schwuchteln · German

Schwuchteln · rank #54,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,066
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schweigende

Nearest frequency peer: schweigende (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schwuchteln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schwuchteln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schwuchteln
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwuchteln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃvʊxtl̩n]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwuchteln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schwuchtelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schweigende“ (#54,065), „schämst“ (#54,067), „Schärpe“ (#54,068). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schwuchteln“ bei #54,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwuchteln is uncommon German at frequency #54,066 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvʊxtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Schwuchteln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwuchteln, spelled S-C-H-W-U-C-H-T-E-L-N.

Definition

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

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 "Schwuchteln"?
"Schwuchteln" is spelled S-C-H-W-U-C-H-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvʊxtl̩n].
What does "Schwuchteln" mean?
As a noun, "Schwuchteln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schwuchtel
How do you pronounce "Schwuchteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwuchteln" is [ˈʃvʊxtl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwuchteln" come from?
"Schwuchteln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schweigende#54,065Schulfreund#54,062schmeichelt#54,060spannendste#54,092

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list