Gewichtheber

[ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbɐ]

/[ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gewichtheber” is uncommon German (frequency #57,913 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,913
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die die Sportart Gewichtheben ausübt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewichtheber · Gewichtheber · German

Gewichtheber · rank #57,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,913
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewerbebetrieb

Nearest frequency peer: Gewerbebetrieb (-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 „Gewichtheber“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gewichtheber
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewichtheber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gewichtheber“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gewichtheberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gewerbebetrieb“ (#57,912), „Gewissensbisse“ (#57,914), „getriebene“ (#57,911). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gewichtheber“ bei #57,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gewichtheber is uncommon German at frequency #57,913 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die die Sportart Gewichtheben ausübt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Gewichtheber in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gewichtheber, spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-H-E-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die die Sportart Gewichtheben ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Schwer gezeichnet von seiner Dopingvergangenheit verstarb der Gewichtheber, der bei den Olympischen Spielen 1976 in Montreal Silber im Superschwergewicht gewann, Mitte Oktober im Alter von 63 Jahren.“
  2. „Schon bei vorangegangenen Nachtests von Proben der Spiele 2008 und 2012 sind 31 Betrugsfälle festgestellt worden, macht zusammen 46 gedopte Gewichtheber.“

This word in other languages

weightlifter(English)

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 "Gewichtheber"?
"Gewichtheber" is spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-H-E-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbɐ].
What does "Gewichtheber" mean?
As a noun, "Gewichtheber" means: Person, die die Sportart Gewichtheben ausübt
How do you pronounce "Gewichtheber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewichtheber" is [ɡəˈvɪçtˌheːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewichtheber" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Glasscherben#57,915Gunzenhausen#57,924gekreuzigten#57,894hartnäckiger#57,935

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list