schwülstig
[ˈʃvʏlstɪç]
The verdict
“schwülstig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übermäßig stark verziert, übertrieben feierlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwulstig · schwülstig · German
schwülstig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schwülstig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃvʏlstɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schwülstig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schwülstig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃvʏlstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schwülstig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schwülstig, spelled S-C-H-W-Ü-L-S-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1übermäßig stark verziert, übertrieben feierlich
- 2geschwollen, aufgedunsen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schwülstig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihre Lektüre besteht aus einer vergilbten Zeitung, die in schwülstigen Worten »Unsere koloniale Expansion« preist.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.