wehrhafte

[ˈveːɐ̯haftə]

/[ˈveːɐ̯haftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“wehrhafte” is uncommon German (frequency #60,245 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,245
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-wehrhafte · wehrhafte · German

wehrhafte · rank #60,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,245
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weggekommen

Nearest frequency peer: weggekommen (-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 „wehrhafte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wehrhafte
PropertyValue
Headwordwehrhafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯haftə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wehrhafte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wehrhaftefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weggekommen“ (#60,244), „Weideland“ (#60,246), „Wechsler“ (#60,243). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wehrhafte“ bei #60,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wehrhafte is uncommon German at frequency #60,245 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯haftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wehrhafte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wehrhafte, spelled W-E-H-R-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft

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 "wehrhafte"?
"wehrhafte" is spelled W-E-H-R-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯haftə].
What does "wehrhafte" mean?
As an adjective, "wehrhafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
How do you pronounce "wehrhafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wehrhafte" is [ˈveːɐ̯haftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wehrhafte" come from?
"wehrhafte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weideland#60,246wirkender#60,262verteuert#60,218vermengen#60,210

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list