Ouija-Brett
[ˈwiːd͡ʒiˌbʁɛt]
The verdict
“Ouija-Brett” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Buchstaben beschriebenes Brett, das angeblich das Kommunizieren mit Toten ermöglicht
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Index DE-ouija-brett · Ouija-Brett · German
Ouija-Brett · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ouija-Brett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈwiːd͡ʒiˌbʁɛt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ouija-Brett“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ouija-Brett is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈwiːd͡ʒiˌbʁɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Buchstaben beschriebenes Brett, das angeblich das Kommunizieren mit Toten ermöglicht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ouija-Brett in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ouija-Brett, spelled O-U-I-J-A---B-R-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1mit Buchstaben beschriebenes Brett, das angeblich das Kommunizieren mit Toten ermöglicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ouija-Brett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Ehefrau des U-Boot-Kommandanten und der Vater eines der Besatzungsmitglieder kamen zu Klausner, und sie rief die Mannschaft in einer Séance herbei. Sie saß mit ihren Gästen in einem abgedunkelten Raum und bediente sich eines Ouija-Bretts, um verschiedene technische Aspekte des vermissten U-Boots zu beschreiben.“
„›Wir haben zwar nichts getrunken, aber Paranormal Activity oder so was angesehen - irgendeinen Horrorfilm mit einem Ouija-Brett.‹“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.