denkwürdig

[ˈdɛŋkˌvʏʁdɪç]

/[ˈdɛŋkˌvʏʁdɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“denkwürdig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - so ungewöhnlich, dass man daran denken sollte/wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-denkwurdig · denkwürdig · German

denkwürdig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for denkwürdig
PropertyValue
Headworddenkwürdig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɛŋkˌvʏʁdɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “denkwürdig” sits in German frequency

denkwürdig 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.

Rare enough to double-check

denkwürdig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɛŋkˌvʏʁdɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so ungewöhnlich, dass man daran denken sollte/wird".

denkwürdig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is denkwürdig, spelled D-E-N-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    so ungewöhnlich, dass man daran denken sollte/wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Aber der denkwürdige Tag war noch nicht zu Ende.“
  2. „Das denkwürdigste Spiel dieser Serie fand 1940 in Washington statt.“

Synonyms

merkwürdig

This word in other languages

memorable(English)notable(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "denkwürdig"?
"denkwürdig" is spelled D-E-N-K-W-Ü-R-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛŋkˌvʏʁdɪç].
What does "denkwürdig" mean?
As an adjective, "denkwürdig" means: so ungewöhnlich, dass man daran denken sollte/wird
How do you pronounce "denkwürdig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denkwürdig" is [ˈdɛŋkˌvʏʁdɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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