tollwütig

[ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç]

/[ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“tollwütig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von Tollwut befallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tollwutig · tollwütig · German

tollwütig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for tollwütig
PropertyValue
Headwordtollwütig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tollwütig” sits in German frequency

tollwütig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tollwütig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Tollwut befallen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tollwütig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tollwütig, spelled T-O-L-L-W-Ü-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Tollwut befallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er wurde von einem tollwütigen Hund gebissen.

Synonyms

tollhundswütig

Antonyms

tollwutfrei

This word in other languages

rabid(English)rabioso(Español)enragé(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tollwütig"?
"tollwütig" is spelled T-O-L-L-W-Ü-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç].
What does "tollwütig" mean?
As an adjective, "tollwütig" means: von Tollwut befallen
How do you pronounce "tollwütig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tollwütig" is [ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tollwütig" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list