Volkskunst
[ˈfɔlksˌkʊnst]
The verdict
“Volkskunst” is uncommon German (frequency #62,981 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,981
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bildnerisches, kreatives volkstümliches Schaffen jenseits der klassischen beziehungsweise modernen Künste
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Volkskunst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔlksˌkʊnst] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Volkskunst” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Volkskunst is uncommon German at frequency #62,981 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlksˌkʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bildnerisches, kreatives volkstümliches Schaffen jenseits der klassischen beziehungsweise modernen Künste".
Zero misspellings are on record for Volkskunst in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Volkskunst, spelled V-O-L-K-S-K-U-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1bildnerisches, kreatives volkstümliches Schaffen jenseits der klassischen beziehungsweise modernen Künste
Synonyms
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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Using “Volkskunst”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-K-U-N-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔlksˌkʊnst] (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.