Wahrheit

[ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]

/[ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wahrheit” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,001
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - was wahr ist, was Bestand hat; was wirklich der Fall ist, was zutrifft; von Sätzen: Gültigkeit, Korrektheit; von Aussagen: Unverfälschtheit, umfassende Natur. Man unterscheidet absolute Wahrheit (z...

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahrheit · Wahrheit · German

Wahrheit · rank #1,001 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,001
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Top

Nearest frequency peer: Top (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wahrheit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wahrheit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wahrheit vs Wahrheiten
80% similar
Wahrheit vs wahrhaft
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wahrheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWahrheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,001
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wahrheit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wahrheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Top“ (#1,000), „Worte“ (#1,002), „Schuld“ (#999). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wahrheit“ bei #1,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Wahrheit (IPA [ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,001 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "was wahr ist, was Bestand hat; was wirklich der Fall ist, was zutrifft; von Sätzen: Gültigkeit, Korrektheit; von Aussagen: Unverfälschtheit, umfassende Natur. Man unterscheidet absolute Wahrheit (z...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wahrheit, with forms such as "awhrheit", "wahhreit", and "wahhrheit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Wahrheiten", "wahrhaft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wahrheit, spelled W-A-H-R-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    was wahr ist, was Bestand hat; was wirklich der Fall ist, was zutrifft; von Sätzen: Gültigkeit, Korrektheit; von Aussagen: Unverfälschtheit, umfassende Natur. Man unterscheidet absolute Wahrheit (zeitlos wahr) und relative Wahrheit (temporär wahr)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Ehrliche sagt stets die Wahrheit, der Falsche trachtet immer nur nach Lug und Trug.
  2. „Ein Bekenntnisfieber zwang sie, den Rand des Scheiterns an einer Ecke anzuheben, doch dann wurde sie ängstlich, wenn jemand zu aufmerksam zuhörte, besonders Jay, dem sie nicht traute und von dem sie wußte, daß für ihn Wahrheit nur in einer Aufdeckung von Fehlern, Mängeln und Schwächen bestand.“

Antonyms

FalschheitLugLügeScheinwahrheitTrugUnwahrheit

This word in other languages

truth(English)verdad(Español)vérité(Français)verdade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awhrheit
  • wahhreit
  • wahhrheit
  • wahrehit
  • wahrheitt
  • wahrheti
  • wahrhheit
  • wahrhiet
  • wahrrheit
  • warhheit
  • wharheit
  • wwahrheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wahrheit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

awhrheit2wahhreit2wahhrheit1wahrehit2wahrheitt1wahrheti2wahrhheit1wahrhiet2
Edit distance from "Wahrheit"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wahrheit"?
"Wahrheit" is spelled W-A-H-R-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Wahrheit" mean?
As a noun, "Wahrheit" means: was wahr ist, was Bestand hat; was wirklich der Fall ist, was zutrifft; von Sätzen: Gültigkeit, Korrektheit; von Aussagen: Unverfälschtheit, umfassende Natur. Man unterscheidet absolute Wahrheit (z...
What words are commonly confused with "Wahrheit"?
"Wahrheit" is commonly confused with "Wahrheiten", "wahrhaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wahrheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wahrheit" is [ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wahrheit" come from?
"Wahrheit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wahrheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entweder#1,031komplett#971erwartet#967durchaus#966

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

verstehe12 variantsBewegung12 variantserfahren12 variantserklären12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list