Vogtei

[foːkˈtaɪ̯]

/[foːkˈtaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vogtei” is uncommon German (frequency #55,836 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,836
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amtsbezirk eines Vogts

Corpus desk

Index DE-vogtei · Vogtei · German

Vogtei · rank #55,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,836
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksentschei…

Nearest frequency peer: Volksentscheide (+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 „Vogtei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vogtei
PropertyValue
HeadwordVogtei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foːkˈtaɪ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vogtei“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vogteifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volksentscheide“ (#55,837), „viralen“ (#55,833), „Volksversammlung“ (#55,839). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vogtei“ bei #55,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vogtei is uncommon German at frequency #55,836 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [foːkˈtaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Vogtei in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vogtei, spelled V-O-G-T-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amtsbezirk eines Vogts
  2. 2
    Amt eines Vogts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die ganze Mark finden wir in historischer Zeit in Vogteien eingeteilt, deren sich ungefähr dreißig nachweisen lassen.
  2. Die Vogtei hat kein Vorrecht vor dem Pfarr-Vorsteher, sondern benimmt sich in dieser Eigenschaft als gleiche Instanz mit demselben.

This word in other languages

bailiwick(English)

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 "Vogtei"?
"Vogtei" is spelled V-O-G-T-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [foːkˈtaɪ̯].
What does "Vogtei" mean?
As a noun, "Vogtei" means: Amtsbezirk eines Vogts
How do you pronounce "Vogtei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vogtei" is [foːkˈtaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vogtei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list