vierschrötig
[ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʃʁøːtɪç]
The verdict
“vierschrötig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kräftig, breit, gedrungen, derb, grob wirkend (vor allem bei Männern)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vierschrötig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʃʁøːtɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vierschrötig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vierschrötig is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʃʁøːtɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kräftig, breit, gedrungen, derb, grob wirkend (vor allem bei Männern)".
No misspelling variants are generated for vierschrötig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vierschrötig, spelled V-I-E-R-S-C-H-R-Ö-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1kräftig, breit, gedrungen, derb, grob wirkend (vor allem bei Männern)
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vierschrötig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-E-R-S-C-H-R-Ö-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʃʁøːtɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.