Wahnvorstellung

[ˈvaːnfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]

/[ˈvaːnfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krankhafte, wahnwitzige, nicht realisierbare Annahme

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahnvorstellung · Wahnvorstellung · German

Wahnvorstellung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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 Wahnvorstellung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWahnvorstellung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːnfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wahnvorstellung“ im Deutschen

Wahnvorstellungsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wahnvorstellung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːnfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "krankhafte, wahnwitzige, nicht realisierbare Annahme".

Wahnvorstellung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Wahnvorstellung, spelled W-A-H-N-V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafte, wahnwitzige, nicht realisierbare Annahme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Anheizen der Wut auf die Juden war in Hitlers Wahnvorstellungen eines der besten Verfahren, um den Zerfall des feindlichen Bündnisses zu beschleunigen.“
  2. „Das Misstrauen des Komponisten gegenüber den Ärzten wuchs sich zu Wahnvorstellungen aus.“

This word in other languages

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 "Wahnvorstellung"?
"Wahnvorstellung" is spelled W-A-H-N-V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːnfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ].
What does "Wahnvorstellung" mean?
As a noun, "Wahnvorstellung" means: krankhafte, wahnwitzige, nicht realisierbare Annahme
How do you pronounce "Wahnvorstellung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wahnvorstellung" is [ˈvaːnfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wahnvorstellung" come from?
"Wahnvorstellung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list