switches

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The verdict

“switches” is uncommon German (frequency #59,228 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,228
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs switch

Corpus desk

Index DE-switches · switches · German

switches · rank #59,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,228
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sweat

Nearest frequency peer: sweat (-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 „switches“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for switches
PropertyValue
Headwordswitches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „switches“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sweat“ (#59,227), „Tabubruch“ (#59,229), „Sudetenland“ (#59,226). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „switches“ bei #59,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

switches is uncommon German at frequency #59,228 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs switch".

No misspelling variants are generated for switches in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 switches, spelled S-W-I-T-C-H-E-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs switch

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 "switches"?
"switches" is spelled S-W-I-T-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "switches" mean?
As a verb, "switches" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs switch
How do you pronounce "switches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "switches" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list