schwinden
\ˈʃvɪndn̩\
The verdict
“schwinden” 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) - Diminuer, s'amenuiser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schwinden · schwinden · French
schwinden · 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 | schwinden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃvɪndn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schwinden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃvɪndn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schwinden, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is schwinden, spelled S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Diminuer, s'amenuiser.
- 2Disparaître, s'effacer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schwinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese alternde und zynische Frau hatte nur eine Illusion: sie hielt sich für unentbehrlich. Die Illusion schwand: Louise begann auf ihre Tochter eifersüchtig zu werden.
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.