Weisheitszahn
[ˈvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t͡sˌt͡saːn]
The verdict
“Weisheitszahn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinterster Backenzahn des vollständigen Gebisses eines Erwachsenen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weisheitszahn · Weisheitszahn · German
Weisheitszahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Weisheitszahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t͡sˌt͡saːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weisheitszahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weisheitszahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t͡sˌt͡saːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hinterster Backenzahn des vollständigen Gebisses eines Erwachsenen".
Weisheitszahn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Weisheitszahn, spelled W-E-I-S-H-E-I-T-S-Z-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1hinterster Backenzahn des vollständigen Gebisses eines Erwachsenen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weisheitszahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Letzte Woche wurde mir mein letzter Weisheitszahn gezogen.
„Am schlimmsten ist es, wenn der Weisheitszahn gezogen werden muss.“
Synonyms
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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.