Sweden

/[ˈswiːdn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,264

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sweden is aGermannoun. It means: Land im Zentrum von Skandinavien in Nordeuropa; Schweden Pronounced [ˈswiːdn]. Often confused with sweet and Szenen.

Key facts for Sweden
PropertyValue
HeadwordSweden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈswiːdn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,264
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sweden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sweden is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈswiːdn]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,264 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Land im Zentrum von Skandinavien in Nordeuropa; Schweden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sweden, with forms such as "sewden", "ssweden", and "swdeen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sweet", "Szenen", "Seen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sweden, spelled S-W-E-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land im Zentrum von Skandinavien in Nordeuropa; Schweden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sewden,ssweden,swdeen,swedden,swedenn,swedne,sweedn,swweden,wseden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sweden

Misspelling Variants of "Sweden"

sewden6ssweden7swdeen6swedden7swedenn7swedne6sweedn6swweden7
Misspelling Variants of "Sweden"

Frequency rank: #44,264 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sweden"?
"Sweden" is spelled S-W-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈswiːdn].
What does "Sweden" mean?
As a noun, "Sweden" means: Land im Zentrum von Skandinavien in Nordeuropa; Schweden
What words are commonly confused with "Sweden"?
"Sweden" is commonly confused with "sweet", "Szenen", "Seen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sweden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sweden" is [ˈswiːdn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sweden" come from?
"Sweden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.