schwul

[ʃvuːl]

/[ʃvuːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwul” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,305
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Mann homosexuelle Neigungen besitzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwul · schwul · German

schwul · rank #5,305 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,305
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwanger

Nearest frequency peer: schwanger (-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 „schwul“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwul“ 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).

schwul vs Schwyz
50% similar
schwul vs Schwur
67% similar
schwul vs Schwule
71% similar

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

Key facts for schwul
PropertyValue
Headwordschwul
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃvuːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,305
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwul“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwulliegt 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: „schwanger“ (#5,304), „selbe“ (#5,306), „school“ (#5,303). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwul“ bei #5,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around schwul (IPA [ʃvuːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,305 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwul, with forms such as "cshwul", "scchwul", and "schhwul". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwyz", "Schwur", "Schwule", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schwul, spelled S-C-H-W-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Mann homosexuelle Neigungen besitzend
  2. 2
    für (männliche) Homosexuelle charakteristisch, zu Homosexuellen gehörend
  3. 3
    für (insbesondere männliche) Homosexuelle gedacht, bestimmt
  4. 4
    lesbisch
  5. 5
    uncool, auf zum Beispiel nervende oder langweilende Art unpassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frank und Tom sind schwul.
  2. „Ich kenne andere Fälle, wo die zwangsverheirateten Männer schwul sind und ein Leben nach den überkommenen und oft bigotten Vorstellungen ihrer Eltern leben müssen.“

Synonyms

warmlesbischwarmuncool

Antonyms

bisexuellheterosexuelllesbischcoolgeil

This word in other languages

gay(English)gay(Español)gay(Français)gay(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwul
  • scchwul
  • schhwul
  • schuwl
  • schwlu
  • schwull
  • schwwul
  • scwhul
  • shcwul
  • sschwul

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshwul2scchwul1schhwul1schuwl2schwlu2schwull1schwwul1scwhul2
Edit distance from "schwul"

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 "schwul"?
"schwul" is spelled S-C-H-W-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃvuːl].
What does "schwul" mean?
As an adjective, "schwul" means: als Mann homosexuelle Neigungen besitzend
What words are commonly confused with "schwul"?
"schwul" is commonly confused with "Schwyz", "Schwur", "Schwule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwul" is [ʃvuːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwul" come from?
"schwul" 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 "schwul", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

school#5,303Schock#5,302schlau#5,301sagten#5,300

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

spätere10 variantsPiloten10 variantsniedrig10 variantsälteste10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list