wehrfähig
[ˈveːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]
The verdict
“wehrfähig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wehrdienst leisten könnend
Corpus desk
Index DE-wehrfahig · wehrfähig · German
wehrfähig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | wehrfähig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈveːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wehrfähig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wehrfähig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯ˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wehrdienst leisten könnend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wehrfähig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wehrfähig, spelled W-E-H-R-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1Wehrdienst leisten könnend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wehrfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er sieht einen Mann herauswischen. Es ist ein großer dunkelhaariger Kerl im besten wehrfähigen Alter.“
„Seit Beginn der Teilmobilmachung in Russland sind viele Männer im wehrfähigen Alter ins Ausland geflohen, damit sie nicht zum Krieg gegen die Ukraine einberufen werden.“
Synonyms
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.