Swansea

[ˈswɒnzi]

/[ˈswɒnzi]/ name

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The verdict

“Swansea” is uncommon German (frequency #61,079 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,079
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt in Wales; Swansea

Key facts for Swansea
PropertyValue
HeadwordSwansea
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈswɒnzi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,079
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Swansea” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Swansea lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Swansea is uncommon German at frequency #61,079 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈswɒnzi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Wales; Swansea".

Swansea has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Swansea, spelled S-W-A-N-S-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Wales; Swansea

Synonyms

Abertawe

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 "Swansea"?
"Swansea" is spelled S-W-A-N-S-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈswɒnzi].
What does "Swansea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Swansea" means: Stadt in Wales; Swansea
How do you pronounce "Swansea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Swansea" is [ˈswɒnzi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Swansea" come from?
"Swansea" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Swansea”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-W-A-N-S-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈswɒnzi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list