bewunderungswürdig

[bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]

/[bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“bewunderungswürdig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewunderung hervorrufend; Eigenschaft einer Sache, Person oder Handlung, von anderen Personen mit Hochachtung und Erstaunen betrachtet zu werden

Key facts for bewunderungswürdig
PropertyValue
Headwordbewunderungswürdig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bewunderungswürdig” sits in German frequency

bewunderungswürdig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bewunderungswürdig is 18 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bewunderung hervorrufend; Eigenschaft einer Sache, Person oder Handlung, von anderen Personen mit Hochachtung und Erstaunen betrachtet zu werden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bewunderungswürdig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bewunderungswürdig, spelled B-E-W-U-N-D-E-R-U-N-G-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewunderung hervorrufend; Eigenschaft einer Sache, Person oder Handlung, von anderen Personen mit Hochachtung und Erstaunen betrachtet zu werden

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bewunderungswürdig"?
"bewunderungswürdig" is spelled B-E-W-U-N-D-E-R-U-N-G-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç].
What does "bewunderungswürdig" mean?
As an adjective, "bewunderungswürdig" means: Bewunderung hervorrufend; Eigenschaft einer Sache, Person oder Handlung, von anderen Personen mit Hochachtung und Erstaunen betrachtet zu werden
How do you pronounce "bewunderungswürdig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewunderungswürdig" is [bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewunderungswürdig" come from?
"bewunderungswürdig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bewunderungswürdig”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-W-U-N-D-E-R-U-N-G-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈvʊndəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç] (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