sprachgewaltig
[ˈʃpʁaːxɡəˌvaltɪç]
The verdict
“sprachgewaltig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fähig, mit der Sprache wirkungsvoll umzugehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprachgewaltig · sprachgewaltig · German
sprachgewaltig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sprachgewaltig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁaːxɡəˌvaltɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sprachgewaltig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sprachgewaltig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpʁaːxɡəˌvaltɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fähig, mit der Sprache wirkungsvoll umzugehen".
Zero misspellings are on record for sprachgewaltig in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 sprachgewaltig, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-G-E-W-A-L-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1fähig, mit der Sprache wirkungsvoll umzugehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sprachgewaltig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gegen einen sprachgewaltigen Berufspolitiker zu diskutieren erfordert viel rhetorisches Geschick.
„Heute gilt Kelleher als einer der sprachgewaltigsten Gegner der Wall Street. Den ‚Anzug tragenden Cousin von Occupy Wall Street‘ nannte ihn die New York Times im vergangenen Jahr.“
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.