Sweatshirt

[ˈsvɛtˌʃœːɐ̯t]

/[ˈsvɛtˌʃœːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sweatshirt” is uncommon German (frequency #51,729 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,729
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leger und bequem geschnittener Pullover

Corpus desk

Index DE-sweatshirt · Sweatshirt · German

Sweatshirt · rank #51,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,729
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH suit

Nearest frequency peer: suit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sweatshirt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sweatshirt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sweatshirt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSweatshirt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsvɛtˌʃœːɐ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sweatshirt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sweatshirtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „suit“ (#51,728), „stündliche“ (#51,727), „südlichsten“ (#51,731). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sweatshirt“ bei #51,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sweatshirt is uncommon German at frequency #51,729 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsvɛtˌʃœːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leger und bequem geschnittener Pullover".

Sweatshirt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sweatshirt, spelled S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    leger und bequem geschnittener Pullover

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sweatshirt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich nehme mir ein Sweatshirt mit, es soll kühl werden.
  2. „Selbstsicher und elegant, in weißen Wildlederschuhen und einem Sweatshirt der Bucknell University, plauderte er über das Leben auf dem Campus und die Vorbereitungskurse für das Medizinstudium.“

This word in other languages

sweatshirt(English)sudadera(Español)sweat-shirt(Français)

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 "Sweatshirt"?
"Sweatshirt" is spelled S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsvɛtˌʃœːɐ̯t].
What does "Sweatshirt" mean?
As a noun, "Sweatshirt" means: leger und bequem geschnittener Pullover
How do you pronounce "Sweatshirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sweatshirt" is [ˈsvɛtˌʃœːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sweatshirt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sweatshirt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stündliche#51,727Stresstest#51,722Testspiele#51,743Trennungen#51,753

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list