vicious
[ˈvɪʃəs]
The verdict
“vicious” is uncommon German (frequency #86,019 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,019
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - außerordentlich grausam oder gewalttätig in einer Weise, die geeignet ist, jemandem physischen Schaden zuzufügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vicious · vicious · German
vicious · rank #86,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,019
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH verzehnfacht
Nearest frequency peer: verzehnfacht (-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 „vicious“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- verwinkelten
verwinkelten
13,985 corpus weight
- verzapft
verzapft
13,984 corpus weight
- verzehnfacht
verzehnfacht
13,983 corpus weight
- vicious
vicious
13,982 corpus weight
- Vierwaldstä…
Vierwaldstättersee
13,981 corpus weight
- virgo
virgo
13,980 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vicious“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vicious |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvɪʃəs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vicious“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vicious is uncommon German at frequency #86,019 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vicious, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vicious, spelled V-I-C-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1außerordentlich grausam oder gewalttätig in einer Weise, die geeignet ist, jemandem physischen Schaden zuzufügen
- 2extrem unfreundlich oder unangenehm mit der Absicht, jemandes Gefühle zu verletzen oder jemanden abwertend darzustellen
- 3ungewöhnlich streng oder stark, fähig Schaden zu verursachen
- 4keine Moral kennend, von Lastern befallen (als Person); moralisch unakzeptabel (als Absicht oder Handlung)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vicious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„The first act follows Goetz' transformation from vicious war criminal to a "good" person of noble deeds, as during a siege of the town of Worms, he decides not to massacre its citizens.“
„Rather, it refers to a mean, despicable, or vicious person, or any particularly difficult or frustrating situation.“
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.
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