swaps
[swɒps]
The verdict
“swaps” is uncommon German (frequency #79,805 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,805
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs swap
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | swaps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [swɒps] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “swaps” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
swaps is uncommon German at frequency #79,805 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [swɒps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs swap".
swaps has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is swaps, spelled S-W-A-P-S.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs swap
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.
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Using “swaps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-W-A-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [swɒps] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.