schwimmen
\ˈʃvɪ.mǝn\
The verdict
“schwimmen” 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) - Nager, faire de la natation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schwimmen · schwimmen · French
schwimmen · 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 | schwimmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃvɪ.mǝn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schwimmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃvɪ.mǝn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for schwimmen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is schwimmen, spelled S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nager, faire de la natation.
- 2Nager, baigner.
- 3Flotter.
- 4Flotter (ne pas couler).
- 5Être très mouillé.
- 6Transporter sur l'eau.
- 7Être inquiété, ne pas dominer bien sa tâche.
- 8Être flou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schwimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich schwimme jeden Tag eine Stunde.
Er schwimmt im städtischen Schwimmbad in meiner Stadt.
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.