vultus
The verdict
“vultus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesicht, Gesichtsaussdruck, Gesichtszug, Miene, Blick
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vultus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vultus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vultus is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
vultus has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vultus, spelled V-U-L-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Gesicht, Gesichtsaussdruck, Gesichtszug, Miene, Blick
- 2der strenge Blick, der zornige Blick
- 3Bild, Bildnis, Gestalt, Aussehen
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.
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Using “vultus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-U-L-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.