Vollwort

[ˈfɔlvɔʁt]

/[ˈfɔlvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Vollwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - deutsche Bezeichnung für Autosemantikum: Bezeichnung für Wörter, die eine eigenständige, lexikalische Bedeutung haben

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Index DE-vollwort · Vollwort · German

Vollwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Vollwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordVollwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlvɔʁt]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vollwort“ im Deutschen

Vollwortliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vollwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutsche Bezeichnung für Autosemantikum: Bezeichnung für Wörter, die eine eigenständige, lexikalische Bedeutung haben".

Vollwort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vollwort, spelled V-O-L-L-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutsche Bezeichnung für Autosemantikum: Bezeichnung für Wörter, die eine eigenständige, lexikalische Bedeutung haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wörter mit eigenständiger, lexikalischer Bedeutung wie "Haus", "Tier", Wolke" sind Vollwörter.
  2. Substantive, Verben, Adjektive und Adverbien sind Vollwörter.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vollwort"?
"Vollwort" is spelled V-O-L-L-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlvɔʁt].
What does "Vollwort" mean?
As a noun, "Vollwort" means: deutsche Bezeichnung für Autosemantikum: Bezeichnung für Wörter, die eine eigenständige, lexikalische Bedeutung haben
How do you pronounce "Vollwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vollwort" is [ˈfɔlvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vollwort" come from?
"Vollwort" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list