viereckig
[ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʔɛkɪç]
The verdict
“viereckig” is uncommon German (frequency #95,078 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,078
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vier Ecken besitzend, in der Form eines Vierecks
Corpus desk
Index DE-viereckig · viereckig · German
viereckig · rank #95,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,078
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH verwunschenen
Nearest frequency peer: verwunschenen (-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 „viereckig“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Verwalters
Verwalters
4,928 corpus weight
- verwitweten
verwitweten
4,925 corpus weight
- verwunschen…
verwunschenen
4,924 corpus weight
- viereckig
viereckig
4,923 corpus weight
- vierstündig…
vierstündigen
4,922 corpus weight
- Vietcong
Vietcong
4,921 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „viereckig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viereckig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʔɛkɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „viereckig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
viereckig is uncommon German at frequency #95,078 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʔɛkɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vier Ecken besitzend, in der Form eines Vierecks".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for viereckig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is viereckig, spelled V-I-E-R-E-C-K-I-G.
Definition
- 1vier Ecken besitzend, in der Form eines Vierecks
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how viereckig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er steckte den viereckigen Brief in den Postkasten.
„Brechts Lehrtheater ist ein Welttheater, in welchem die unendliche Welt sonderbar klein und viereckig geworden ist: etwas größer vielleicht als eine Zigarrenkiste, kaum größer als eine deutsche Schulstube.“
Synonyms
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); 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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