Wegwarte
[ˈveːkˌvaʁtə]
The verdict
“Wegwarte” 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) - gemeine Wegwarte (Cichorium intybus), blaue Blume aus der Gruppe der Korbblütler, mit der Endivie verwandt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wegwarte · Wegwarte · German
Wegwarte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Wegwarte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːkˌvaʁtə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wegwarte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wegwarte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːkˌvaʁtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Wegwarte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wegwarte, spelled W-E-G-W-A-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1gemeine Wegwarte (Cichorium intybus), blaue Blume aus der Gruppe der Korbblütler, mit der Endivie verwandt
- 2Gattung der Wegwarten (Chichorium)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wegwarte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist eine Wegwarte.
Synonyms
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.