Schwung
German, noun/ʃvʊŋ/
Schwung is spelled S-C-H-W-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwung is a German masculine noun meaning “a swinging motion, sweep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “heftige, starke, zügige Bewegung”.
What does Schwung mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea swinging motion, sweep
Mit einem Schwung warf er alle Akten vom Tisch.
- 2
masculinea quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount
Sie knallte mir einen Schwung Akten auf den Tisch.
- 3
masculinemomentum, speed, force (intensity of a specific movement)
Du musst mit mehr Schwung über die Rampe fahren, wenn du weiter springen willst.
- 4
masculinepep, vim, verve, dash, panache
Die Show wirkt altbacken, sie braucht wieder mehr Schwung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. heftige, starke, zügige Bewegung 2. einen Bogen beschreibende Bewegung 3. Energie 4. eine große Anzahl
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schwung
- Schwungs genitive
- Schwunges genitive
- Schwünge plural
- Schwunge dative singular
- Schwüngen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwung?
- /ʃvʊŋ/
- [ʃʋʊŋ]
- [ʃʋʊŋk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwung in German?
Schwung appears 7.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).