argwöhnisch

[ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]

/[ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“argwöhnisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,287 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#61,287
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - voll Argwohn, zum Verdacht neigend

Key facts for argwöhnisch
PropertyValue
Headwordargwöhnisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “argwöhnisch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). argwöhnisch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for argwöhnisch is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,287 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "voll Argwohn, zum Verdacht neigend".

argwöhnisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is argwöhnisch, spelled A-R-G-W-Ö-H-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    voll Argwohn, zum Verdacht neigend

Antonyms

vertrauensvoll

This word in other languages

suspicious(English)sospechoso(Español)soupçonneux(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "argwöhnisch"?
"argwöhnisch" is spelled A-R-G-W-Ö-H-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ].
What does "argwöhnisch" mean?
As an adjective, "argwöhnisch" means: voll Argwohn, zum Verdacht neigend
How do you pronounce "argwöhnisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "argwöhnisch" is [ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "argwöhnisch" come from?
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Using “argwöhnisch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-R-G-W-Ö-H-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list