Viech

[fiːç]

/[fiːç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Viech” is uncommon German (frequency #75,206 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,206
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tier

Corpus desk

Index DE-viech · Viech · German

Viech · rank #75,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,206
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vibratoren

Nearest frequency peer: Vibratoren (-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 „Viech“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Viech
PropertyValue
HeadwordViech
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fiːç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Viech“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Viechfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vibratoren“ (#75,205), „vielschichtiger“ (#75,207), „veränderlichen“ (#75,204). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Viech“ bei #75,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Viech is uncommon German at frequency #75,206 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fiːç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Viech has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Viech, spelled V-I-E-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tier
  2. 2
    roher, brutaler Mensch
  3. 3
    Tier

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Zoo sind allerlei seltsame Viecher zu sehen.
  2. „Bevor ich irgendeinen Gedanken fassen konnte, rasten die verrückten Viecher davon, der alte klapprige Wagen hüpfte auf und ab wie ein Schiff im Hurrikan, und mir wurden fast die Arme vom Leib getrennt, während ich verzweifelt an den Zügeln riß.“

Synonyms

RohlingRüpelTierBestieSchweinSauVieh

This word in other languages

beast(English)bestia(Español)bourrin(Français)

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 "Viech"?
"Viech" is spelled V-I-E-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fiːç].
What does "Viech" mean?
As a noun, "Viech" means: Tier
How do you pronounce "Viech"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Viech" is [fiːç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Viech" come from?
"Viech" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Walen#75,231verge#75,178Tutsi#75,147treck#75,135

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list