Schwungfeder
[ˈʃvʊŋˌfeːdɐ]
The verdict
“Schwungfeder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Hand und Unterarm sitzende, große und steife Feder, die die eigentliche Tragfläche des Vogelflügels bildet
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Index DE-schwungfeder · Schwungfeder · German
Schwungfeder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schwungfeder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvʊŋˌfeːdɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwungfeder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwungfeder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvʊŋˌfeːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an Hand und Unterarm sitzende, große und steife Feder, die die eigentliche Tragfläche des Vogelflügels bildet".
Schwungfeder has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schwungfeder, spelled S-C-H-W-U-N-G-F-E-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1an Hand und Unterarm sitzende, große und steife Feder, die die eigentliche Tragfläche des Vogelflügels bildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schwungfeder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das hat ein internationales Forscherteam festgestellt , als es die Fossilien mehrerer Urvögel und gefiederter Dinosaurier näher untersuchte. Demnach fehlten dem Archaeopteryx und dem gefiederten Dinosaurier Anchiornis die säuberlich gestaffelten Deck- und Schwungfedern ihrer heutigen Nachfahren. Stattdessen lagen bei ihnen die noch sehr dünnen Federn in…
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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.