weiterzubilden
[ˈvaɪ̯tɐt͡suˌbɪldn̩]
The verdict
“weiterzubilden” is uncommon German (frequency #61,192 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,192
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weiterbilden
Corpus desk
Index DE-weiterzubilden · weiterzubilden · German
weiterzubilden · rank #61,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,192
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH weitersagen
Nearest frequency peer: weitersagen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “weiterzubilden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Weinsberg
Weinsberg
38,812 corpus weight
- weinten
weinten
38,811 corpus weight
- weitersagen
weitersagen
38,810 corpus weight
- weiterzubil…
weiterzubilden
38,809 corpus weight
- weiteste
weiteste
38,808 corpus weight
- weltbekannt…
weltbekannten
38,807 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weiterzubilden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weiterzubilden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tɐt͡suˌbɪldn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #61,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weiterzubilden” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
weiterzubilden is uncommon German at frequency #61,192 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tɐt͡suˌbɪldn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weiterbilden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for weiterzubilden, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 weiterzubilden, spelled W-E-I-T-E-R-Z-U-B-I-L-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs weiterbilden
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weiterzubilden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.