gewichtig

[ɡəˈvɪçtɪç]

/[ɡəˈvɪçtɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“gewichtig” is uncommon German (frequency #95,646 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,646
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veraltend: von großem Gewicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-gewichtig · gewichtig · German

gewichtig · rank #95,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,646
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewebeproben

Nearest frequency peer: Gewebeproben (-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 „gewichtig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gewichtig
PropertyValue
Headwordgewichtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈvɪçtɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gewichtig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gewebeproben“ (#95,645), „gewünschtes“ (#95,647), „Gewandtheit“ (#95,644). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gewichtig“ bei #95,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gewichtig is uncommon German at frequency #95,646 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈvɪçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gewichtig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gewichtig, spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    veraltend: von großem Gewicht
  2. 2
    von großer Bedeutung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Wettbewerbe bestehen aus Skilanglauftouren, die mit Orientierungshilfen (Kompass) und mit unterschiedlich gewichtigen Rucksäcken zu absolvieren sind.
  2. Die auch heute noch in starker Abhängigkeit von der sozialen Herkunftssch[icht] stehenden Schulbildungslaufbahnen und -abschlüsse haben einen gewichtigen Einfluß auf die Ausbildung politischer Orientierungen und Aktivitäten von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gewichtig"?
"gewichtig" is spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈvɪçtɪç].
What does "gewichtig" mean?
As an adjective, "gewichtig" means: veraltend: von großem Gewicht
How do you pronounce "gewichtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gewichtig" is [ɡəˈvɪçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gewichtig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list