schwules

[ˈʃvuːləs]

/[ˈʃvuːləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“schwules” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,242
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwul

Corpus desk

Index DE-schwules · schwules · German

schwules · rank #49,242 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,242
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwimmunterr…

Nearest frequency peer: Schwimmunterricht (-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 „schwules“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schwules“ 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).

schwules vs Schule
63% similar
schwules vs schwul
75% similar
schwules vs Schüler
50% similar

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

Key facts for schwules
PropertyValue
Headwordschwules
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃvuːləs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,242
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schwules“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schwulesliegt 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: „Schwimmunterricht“ (#49,241), „Schälchen“ (#49,243), „Schwellenländern“ (#49,240). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schwules“ bei #49,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schwules (IPA [ˈʃvuːləs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,242 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schwules, with forms such as "cshwules", "scchwules", and "schhwules". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Schule", "schwul", "Schüler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schwules, spelled S-C-H-W-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwul
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwul
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwul
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwul

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshwules
  • scchwules
  • schhwules
  • schuwles
  • schwlues
  • schwuels
  • schwuless
  • schwulles
  • schwulse
  • schwwules
  • scwhules
  • shcwules
  • sschwules

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schwules - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshwules2scchwules1schhwules1schuwles2schwlues2schwuels2schwuless1schwulles1
Edit distance from "schwules"

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 "schwules"?
"schwules" is spelled S-C-H-W-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃvuːləs].
What does "schwules" mean?
As an adjective, "schwules" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwul
What words are commonly confused with "schwules"?
"schwules" is commonly confused with "Schule", "schwul", "Schüler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwules" is [ˈʃvuːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwules" come from?
"schwules" 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 "schwules", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

schlucke#49,227Solistin#49,257Stauraum#49,266Steroide#49,270

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

separates13 variantsSchnuller13 variantsSchlemmer13 variantsStrohmann13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list