Schweiz
\ʃvaɪ̯t͡s\
The verdict
“Schweiz” is uncommon French (frequency #53,628 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,628
- frequency rank, French
- 394,209
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suisse, pays d'Europe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schweiz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʃvaɪ̯t͡s\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,628 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schweiz” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schweiz is uncommon French at frequency #53,628 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃvaɪ̯t͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schweiz has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Schweiz, spelled S-C-H-W-E-I-Z.
Definition
- 1Suisse, pays d'Europe.
- 2Partie de noms de régions avec du paysage montagneux.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Schweiz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-C-H-W-E-I-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʃvaɪ̯t͡s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.