argwöhnen
[ˈaʁkˌvøːnən]
The verdict
“argwöhnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Argwohn gegen etwas oder jemanden haben, etwas vermuten
Corpus desk
Index DE-argwohnen · argwöhnen · German
argwöhnen · 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 "A" 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 | argwöhnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈaʁkˌvøːnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „argwöhnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
argwöhnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʁkˌvøːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Argwohn gegen etwas oder jemanden haben, etwas vermuten".
Zero misspellings are on record for argwöhnen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is argwöhnen, spelled A-R-G-W-Ö-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Argwohn gegen etwas oder jemanden haben, etwas vermuten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how argwöhnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich werde nur das Mißtrauen nicht los“, argwöhnte einst Kurt Tucholsky, „daß man den Ehrentitel ‚großer Satiriker‘ erst dann verleiht, wenn der Mann nicht mehr gefährlich, wenn er tot ist.“
Er argwöhnte, dass sie den letzten Joghurt aus dem Kühlschrank genommen hatte.
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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.