argwöhnisch

[ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]

/[ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“argwöhnisch” is uncommon German (frequency #61,287 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,287
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voll Argwohn, zum Verdacht neigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-argwohnisch · argwöhnisch · German

argwöhnisch · rank #61,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,287
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsmedizin

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsmedizin (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „argwöhnisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „argwöhnisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for argwöhnisch
PropertyValue
Headwordargwöhnisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „argwöhnisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).argwöhnischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitsmedizin“ (#61,285), „Arzttermin“ (#61,289), „aquarius“ (#61,284). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „argwöhnisch“ bei #61,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

argwöhnisch is uncommon German at frequency #61,287 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁkvøːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how argwöhnisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Unser Nachbar ist ein argwöhnischer Mensch.
  2. Er ist argwöhnisch gegen seinen Schwager.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "argwöhnisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Appenzeller#61,283attestieren#61,294angefangene#61,270ausreichten#61,311

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list