svenska
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The verdict
“svenska” is uncommon German (frequency #62,896 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,896
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Schwedische Sprache; Schwedisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-svenska · svenska · German
svenska · rank #62,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,896
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH systemisch
Nearest frequency peer: systemisch (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “svenska”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- strömte
strömte
37,110 corpus weight
- stumpfer
stumpfer
37,109 corpus weight
- störungsfrei
störungsfrei
37,107 corpus weight
- svenska
svenska
37,105 corpus weight
- systemisch
systemisch
37,104 corpus weight
- Tageszeiten
Tageszeiten
37,101 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “svenska” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | svenska |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,896 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “svenska” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
svenska is uncommon German at frequency #62,896 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
svenska has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is svenska, spelled S-V-E-N-S-K-A.
Definition
- 1die Schwedische Sprache; Schwedisch
- 2eine Frau aus Schweden; Schwedin
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "svenska", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.