sweater

[swɛtə]

/[swɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“sweater” is uncommon German (frequency #67,759 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,759
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Oberkörper warm haltendes Kleidungsstück, in der Regel eine Strickware mit Ärmeln

Key facts for sweater
PropertyValue
Headwordsweater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[swɛtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sweater” 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). sweater lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

sweater is uncommon German at frequency #67,759 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [swɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sweater in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sweater, spelled S-W-E-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Oberkörper warm haltendes Kleidungsstück, in der Regel eine Strickware mit Ärmeln
  2. 2
    viel fordernder und wenig zahlender Arbeitgeber

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 "sweater"?
"sweater" is spelled S-W-E-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [swɛtə].
What does "sweater" mean?
As a noun, "sweater" means: den Oberkörper warm haltendes Kleidungsstück, in der Regel eine Strickware mit Ärmeln
How do you pronounce "sweater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sweater" is [swɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sweater" come from?
"sweater" 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 “sweater”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-W-E-A-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [swɛtə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list