vigilant
[viɡiˈlant]
The verdict
“vigilant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine hohe Intelligenz mit scharfem Verstand besitzend
Corpus desk
Index DE-vigilant · vigilant · German
vigilant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vigilant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [viɡiˈlant] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vigilant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vigilant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [viɡiˈlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine hohe Intelligenz mit scharfem Verstand besitzend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for vigilant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vigilant, spelled V-I-G-I-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1eine hohe Intelligenz mit scharfem Verstand besitzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vigilant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sherlock Holmes war ein vigilanter Detektiv.
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.