swinge
/swɪnd͡ʒ/obsolete
swinge is spelled S-W-I-N-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, swinge means “To singe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swinge?
| Letters | 6: S-W-I-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is swinge?
Swinge appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 swinge?
- /swɪnd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swinge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with swinge?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as swinge.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sewing.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of swinge
- swinges present, singular, he/she/it
- swinging participle, present
- swingeing participle, present
- swinged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swinge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo singe.
- 2
archaicTo move like a lash; to lash.
- 3
archaicTo strike hard.
- 4
obsoleteTo chastise; to beat.
noun
- 1
archaicA swinging blow.
- 2
obsoletePower; sway; influence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swinge come from?
From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).