swith
/ˈswɪθ/obsolete
swith is spelled S-W-I-T-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, swith means “Strong; vehement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swith?
| Letters | 5: S-W-I-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 swith?
Swith appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 swith?
- /ˈswɪθ/
Swith has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with swith?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as swith.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: whist.
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 swith
- swither comparative
- swithest superlative
- swithe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swith mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteStrong; vehement.
adverb
- 1
obsoleteQuickly, speedily, promptly.
- 2
obsoleteStrongly; vehemently; very.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swith come from?
From Middle English swith, from Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *swinþ, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (“strong”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).