Kulturwandel

[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌvandl̩]

/[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌvandl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Kulturwandel” is uncommon German (frequency #79,414 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,414
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kultureller Wandel, Veränderung einer Kultur

Corpus desk

Index DE-kulturwandel · Kulturwandel · German

Kulturwandel · rank #79,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,414
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krisensitzung

Nearest frequency peer: Krisensitzung (-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 „Kulturwandel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kulturwandel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKulturwandel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌvandl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#79,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kulturwandel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kulturwandelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krisensitzung“ (#79,413), „Kundenkarte“ (#79,415), „Kriegswaffen“ (#79,412). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kulturwandel“ bei #79,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kulturwandel is uncommon German at frequency #79,414 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌvandl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kultureller Wandel, Veränderung einer Kultur".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kulturwandel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kulturwandel, spelled K-U-L-T-U-R-W-A-N-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kultureller Wandel, Veränderung einer Kultur

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Außerdem brachten sie die lateinische Schrift mit, sodass sich das Nahuatl zur Schriftsprache wandelte, was einen starken Kulturwandel nach sich zog.“

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 "Kulturwandel"?
"Kulturwandel" is spelled K-U-L-T-U-R-W-A-N-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌvandl̩].
What does "Kulturwandel" mean?
As a noun, "Kulturwandel" means: kultureller Wandel, Veränderung einer Kultur
How do you pronounce "Kulturwandel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kulturwandel" is [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌvandl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list