weeds

[wiːdz]

/[wiːdz]/ noun

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The verdict

“weeds” is uncommon German (frequency #89,805 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,805
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs weed

Corpus desk

Index DE-weeds · weeds · German

weeds · rank #89,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,805
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wechsele

Nearest frequency peer: wechsele (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „weeds“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „weeds“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weeds
PropertyValue
Headwordweeds
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[wiːdz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weeds“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).weedsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wechsele“ (#89,804), „wegzulaufen“ (#89,807), „Wasserstelle“ (#89,802). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weeds“ bei #89,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weeds is uncommon German at frequency #89,805 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [wiːdz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs weed".

No misspelling variants are generated for weeds in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is weeds, spelled W-E-E-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs weed

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 "weeds"?
"weeds" is spelled W-E-E-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [wiːdz].
What does "weeds" mean?
As a noun, "weeds" means: Plural des Substantivs weed
How do you pronounce "weeds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weeds" is [wiːdz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

WLANs#89,832Uropa#89,738Aasee#89,899abzog#89,907

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list