Volkskultur
[ˈfɔlkskʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Volkskultur” is uncommon German (frequency #70,963 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,963
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der materiellen und geistigen Kultur, die einem Volk eigen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-volkskultur · Volkskultur · German
Volkskultur · rank #70,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,963
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH vorbeugenden
Nearest frequency peer: vorbeugenden (+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 „Volkskultur“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Viehhaltung
Viehhaltung
29,043 corpus weight
- vielfacher
vielfacher
29,042 corpus weight
- Volkskultur
Volkskultur
29,038 corpus weight
- vorbeugenden
vorbeugenden
29,036 corpus weight
- voreilige
voreilige
29,035 corpus weight
- vorfand
vorfand
29,034 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Volkskultur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volkskultur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlkskʊlˌtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #70,963 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Volkskultur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Volkskultur is uncommon German at frequency #70,963 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlkskʊlˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der materiellen und geistigen Kultur, die einem Volk eigen ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Volkskultur in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Volkskultur, spelled V-O-L-K-S-K-U-L-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit der materiellen und geistigen Kultur, die einem Volk eigen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Volkskultur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man zwang die Sámi, ihre Volkskultur, die naturreligiösen Momente wie den Schamanismus völlig zu verleugnen oder abzulegen.“
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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