Währungsreform

[ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm]

/[ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Währungsreform” is uncommon German (frequency #55,876 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,876
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine größere Änderung, eine Reform der Währung

Key facts for Währungsreform
PropertyValue
HeadwordWährungsreform
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Währungsreform” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Währungsreform lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Währungsreform is uncommon German at frequency #55,876 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine größere Änderung, eine Reform der Währung".

Währungsreform doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Währungsreform, spelled W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G-S-R-E-F-O-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine größere Änderung, eine Reform der Währung

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 "Währungsreform"?
"Währungsreform" is spelled W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G-S-R-E-F-O-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm].
What does "Währungsreform" mean?
As a noun, "Währungsreform" means: eine größere Änderung, eine Reform der Währung
How do you pronounce "Währungsreform"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Währungsreform" is [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Währungsreform" come from?
"Währungsreform" 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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Using “Währungsreform”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G-S-R-E-F-O-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʁeˌfɔʁm] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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