schwerfällig
\ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌfɛlɪç\
The verdict
“schwerfällig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lent, lourd, lourdingue, lourdaud.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schwerfallig · schwerfällig · French
schwerfällig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schwerfällig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌfɛlɪç\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schwerfällig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌfɛlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lent, lourd, lourdingue, lourdaud.".
No misspelling variants are generated for schwerfällig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 schwerfällig, spelled S-C-H-W-E-R-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Lent, lourd, lourdingue, lourdaud.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwerfällig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einmal am Tag setzt man ihm eine Insulin-Spritze, obwohl er keinen Diabetes hat, um ihn das Leben zu lehren und ihn ruhigzustellen. Es stellt ihn auch tatsächlich ruhig. Er wird schwerfällig, aufgedunsen und schwammig, er spürt, dass sein unterzuckertes Gehirn auf dem letzten Loch pfeift und dass er noch nicht einmal mehr die Kraft hat aufzubegehren.
Der Verfasser dieser Beiträge aus Chile aber schreibt nicht nur schwerfällig, sondern auch grammatikalisch falsch.
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.