svensk

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The verdict

“svensk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - was mit dem Land Schweden oder den Schweden zu tun hat; schwedisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-svensk · svensk · German

svensk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for svensk
PropertyValue
Headwordsvensk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “svensk” sits in German frequency

svensk falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

svensk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "was mit dem Land Schweden oder den Schweden zu tun hat; schwedisch".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for svensk, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is svensk, spelled S-V-E-N-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    was mit dem Land Schweden oder den Schweden zu tun hat; schwedisch

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "svensk"?
"svensk" is spelled S-V-E-N-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "svensk" mean?
As an adjective, "svensk" means: was mit dem Land Schweden oder den Schweden zu tun hat; schwedisch
How do you pronounce "svensk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "svensk" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "svensk" come from?
"svensk" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list