Wahnwitz
[ˈvaːnˌvɪt͡s]
The verdict
“Wahnwitz” 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) - etwas völlig Unsinniges, Abwegiges oder Unvernünftiges mit oft gefährlichen Risiken
Corpus desk
Index DE-wahnwitz · Wahnwitz · German
Wahnwitz · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wahnwitz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaːnˌvɪt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wahnwitz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wahnwitz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːnˌvɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas völlig Unsinniges, Abwegiges oder Unvernünftiges mit oft gefährlichen Risiken".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wahnwitz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wahnwitz, spelled W-A-H-N-W-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1etwas völlig Unsinniges, Abwegiges oder Unvernünftiges mit oft gefährlichen Risiken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wahnwitz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Wahnwitz rund um Stuttgart 21 sorgt für zunehmend Überdruss unter den Bürgern.“
„Wir Heidelberger Studenten, erfahrener und reifer jetzt, haben uns wiedergefunden und versuchen, gegen diesen Wahnwitz zu kämpfen.“
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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.