wahnhafte

[ˈvaːnhaftə]

/[ˈvaːnhaftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“wahnhafte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft

Key facts for wahnhafte
PropertyValue
Headwordwahnhafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaːnhaftə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wahnhafte” sits in German frequency

wahnhafte falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

wahnhafte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaːnhaftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

wahnhafte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wahnhafte, spelled W-A-H-N-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft

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 "wahnhafte"?
"wahnhafte" is spelled W-A-H-N-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːnhaftə].
What does "wahnhafte" mean?
As an adjective, "wahnhafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wahnhaft
How do you pronounce "wahnhafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wahnhafte" is [ˈvaːnhaftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wahnhafte" come from?
"wahnhafte" 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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Using “wahnhafte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-H-N-H-A-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaːnhaftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list