weit hergeholt
[ˈvaɪ̯t ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌhoːlt]
The verdict
“weit hergeholt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abwegig, nicht nachvollziehbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-weit-hergeholt · weit hergeholt · German
weit hergeholt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | weit hergeholt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯t ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌhoːlt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „weit hergeholt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
weit hergeholt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯t ˈheːɐ̯ɡəˌhoːlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abwegig, nicht nachvollziehbar".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for weit hergeholt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 weit hergeholt, spelled W-E-I-T- -H-E-R-G-E-H-O-L-T.
Definition
- 1abwegig, nicht nachvollziehbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how weit hergeholt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Behauptung scheint mir doch sehr weit hergeholt.
Deine Begründung ist aber weit hergeholt.
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.