Squaw

[skvoː]

/[skvoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Squaw” is uncommon German (frequency #96,299 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,299
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - junge Frau, Frau, Ehefrau in nordamerikanischen Ethnien

Corpus desk

Index DE-squaw · Squaw · German

Squaw · rank #96,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,299
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spätmittelalt…

Nearest frequency peer: Spätmittelalters (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Squaw“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Squaw“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Squaw
PropertyValue
HeadwordSquaw
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[skvoː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Squaw“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Squawfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spätmittelalters“ (#96,298), „spätesten“ (#96,297), „sprühten“ (#96,296). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Squaw“ bei #96,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Squaw is uncommon German at frequency #96,299 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [skvoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junge Frau, Frau, Ehefrau in nordamerikanischen Ethnien".

Squaw has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Squaw, spelled S-Q-U-A-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    junge Frau, Frau, Ehefrau in nordamerikanischen Ethnien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Squaw schürte das Feuer, die andere kümmerte sich um das Fleisch.
  2. „Er hätte in Chickamauga den Zug verlassen, sich in Tabakblätter und Kuhdung hüllen und sich eine Squaw nehmen sollen.“

This word in other languages

squaw(English)

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 "Squaw"?
"Squaw" is spelled S-Q-U-A-W. The IPA pronunciation is [skvoː].
What does "Squaw" mean?
As a noun, "Squaw" means: junge Frau, Frau, Ehefrau in nordamerikanischen Ethnien
How do you pronounce "Squaw"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Squaw" is [skvoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Squaw" come from?
"Squaw" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Squaw", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spira#96,291spins#96,290Sozia#96,272Snuff#96,267

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list