Gewichtheben
[ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbn̩]
The verdict
“Gewichtheben” is uncommon German (frequency #64,314 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,314
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kraftsportart, bei der eine Langhantel vom Boden zur Hochstrecke gebracht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-gewichtheben · Gewichtheben · German
Gewichtheben · rank #64,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,314
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH getönt
Nearest frequency peer: getönt (-1 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 „Gewichtheben“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- geschnürt
geschnürt
35,690 corpus weight
- Gesundheits…
Gesundheitsbehörde
35,689 corpus weight
- getönt
getönt
35,688 corpus weight
- Gewichtheben
Gewichtheben
35,687 corpus weight
- gewichtigen
gewichtigen
35,686 corpus weight
- Gewinnzahlen
Gewinnzahlen
35,685 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Gewichtheben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gewichtheben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #64,314 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewichtheben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gewichtheben is uncommon German at frequency #64,314 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kraftsportart, bei der eine Langhantel vom Boden zur Hochstrecke gebracht wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gewichtheben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gewichtheben, spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-H-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Kraftsportart, bei der eine Langhantel vom Boden zur Hochstrecke gebracht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gewichtheben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Wettkämpfen im Gewichtheben traten Männer 2008 in acht und Frauen in sieben Gewichtsklassen an.
Unter Hobbysportlern sind Laufen und Schwimmen viel weiter verbreitet als Gewichtheben.
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).