Weigand

[ˈvaɪ̯ˌɡant]

/[ˈvaɪ̯ˌɡant]/ noun

The verdict

“Weigand” is uncommon German (frequency #56,676 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,676
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (heldenhafter) Kämpfer

Corpus desk

Index DE-weigand · Weigand · German

Weigand · rank #56,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,676
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wegweisende

Nearest frequency peer: wegweisende (-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 „Weigand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weigand
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeigand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯ˌɡant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weigand“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Weigandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wegweisende“ (#56,675), „weihnachtlich“ (#56,677), „Webbrowser“ (#56,674). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weigand“ bei #56,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weigand is uncommon German at frequency #56,676 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯ˌɡant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(heldenhafter) Kämpfer".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Weigand in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Weigand, spelled W-E-I-G-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    (heldenhafter) Kämpfer

Synonyms

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 "Weigand"?
"Weigand" is spelled W-E-I-G-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯ˌɡant].
What does "Weigand" mean?
As a noun, "Weigand" means: (heldenhafter) Kämpfer
How do you pronounce "Weigand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weigand" is [ˈvaɪ̯ˌɡant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weigand" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list