Vierziger

[ˈfɪʁt͡sɪɡɐ]

/[ˈfɪʁt͡sɪɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Vierziger” is uncommon German (frequency #69,856 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,856
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das fünfte Jahrzehnt eines Jahrhunderts oder eines Lebens

Corpus desk

Index DE-vierziger · Vierziger · German

Vierziger · rank #69,856 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,856
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verärgerte

Nearest frequency peer: verärgerte (-2 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 „Vierziger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vierziger
PropertyValue
HeadwordVierziger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɪʁt͡sɪɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vierziger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vierzigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verärgerte“ (#69,854), „verworrene“ (#69,853), „Verweigerer“ (#69,852). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vierziger“ bei #69,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vierziger is uncommon German at frequency #69,856 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪʁt͡sɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Vierziger in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vierziger, spelled V-I-E-R-Z-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das fünfte Jahrzehnt eines Jahrhunderts oder eines Lebens
  2. 2
    Person im Alter von 40 bis 49 Jahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Arbeit war in den Vierzigern als unwichtig betrachtet, aber heutzutage ist es anders.
  2. „Schon in seinen frühen Verzigern war Wilhelm Busch eine bekannte Persönlichkeit geworden.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "Vierziger"?
"Vierziger" is spelled V-I-E-R-Z-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪʁt͡sɪɡɐ].
What does "Vierziger" mean?
As a noun, "Vierziger" means: das fünfte Jahrzehnt eines Jahrhunderts oder eines Lebens
How do you pronounce "Vierziger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vierziger" is [ˈfɪʁt͡sɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list