swarth
/swɔː(ɹ)ð/noun
swarth is spelled S-W-A-R-T-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swarth means “Alternative form of sward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swarth is swarthes or swarths.
How many letters and syllables are in swarth?
| Letters | 6: S-W-A-R-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is swarth?
Swarth appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce swarth?
- /swɔː(ɹ)ð/
- /swɔː(ɹ)θ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swarth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swarth
- swarthes plural
- swarths plural
- swarther comparative
- swarthest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swarth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of sward.
- 2
An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
adjective
- 1
archaicswarthy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swarth come from?
See swart.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).