schwellen
\ˈʃvɛlən\
The verdict
“schwellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfler, gonfler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schwellen · schwellen · French
schwellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schwellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃvɛlən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schwellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃvɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schwellen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is schwellen, spelled S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Enfler, gonfler.
- 2transitif Augmenter le volume.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Wespe hat Detlef in den Fuß gestochen. Der Fuß ist so stark geschwollen, dass Detlef keinen Schuh anziehen kann.
Am nächsten Morgen brachten Humboldt und Bonpland es nicht fertig, sich zu rasieren, ihre Gesichter waren von den Insektenstichen zu geschwollen. Als sie ihre Beulen im Fluß kühlen wollten, bemerkten sie, daß der Hund fehlte.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.