schwierig
\ˈʃviːʁɪç\
The verdict
“schwierig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Difficile, dur, pénible, caractérise une tâche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schwierig · schwierig · French
schwierig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | schwierig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃviːʁɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schwierig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃviːʁɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for schwierig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is schwierig, spelled S-C-H-W-I-E-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1Difficile, dur, pénible, caractérise une tâche.
- 2Difficile, dur, pénible, caractérise une situation.
- 3Au caractère difficile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwierig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist schwieriger, eine vorgefasste Meinung zu zertrümmern als ein Atom. — (Albert Einstein)
Ja es ist wirklich schwierig, fast 12 Stunden nichts zu essen und meist auch nicht zu trinken. Dann kann man schon etwas auf dem Zahnfleisch gehen.
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.