wehrhaften

[ˈveːɐ̯haftn̩]

/[ˈveːɐ̯haftn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wehrhaften” is uncommon German (frequency #79,930 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,930
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-wehrhaften · wehrhaften · German

wehrhaften · rank #79,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,930
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wegzuräumen

Nearest frequency peer: wegzuräumen (-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 „wehrhaften“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wehrhaften
PropertyValue
Headwordwehrhaften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯haftn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wehrhaften“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wehrhaftenfällt 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: „wegzuräumen“ (#79,929), „Weibe“ (#79,931), „Weihnachtsfeiertag“ (#79,932). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wehrhaften“ bei #79,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wehrhaften is uncommon German at frequency #79,930 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯haftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wehrhaften in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 wehrhaften, spelled W-E-H-R-H-A-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "wehrhaften"?
"wehrhaften" is spelled W-E-H-R-H-A-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯haftn̩].
What does "wehrhaften" mean?
As an adjective, "wehrhaften" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrhaft
How do you pronounce "wehrhaften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wehrhaften" is [ˈveːɐ̯haftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wehrhaften" come from?
"wehrhaften" 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 "wehrhaften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list