weitläufig
[ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]
The verdict
“weitläufig” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,366
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - räumlich ausgedehnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-weitlaufig · weitläufig · German
weitläufig · rank #44,366 · 14 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,366
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH weitergereicht
Nearest frequency peer: weitergereicht (-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 “weitläufig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wegstrecke
Wegstrecke
55,640 corpus weight
- weitergerei…
weitergereicht
55,636 corpus weight
- weitläufig
weitläufig
55,635 corpus weight
- Weltoffenhe…
Weltoffenheit
55,634 corpus weight
- Wetterstati…
Wetterstation
55,632 corpus weight
- Wettrennen
Wettrennen
55,631 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “weitläufig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weitläufig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #44,366 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weitläufig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around weitläufig (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,366 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for weitläufig, with forms such as "ewitläufig", "weiltäufig", and "weitlläufig". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "weitläufige", "weitläufigen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is weitläufig, spelled W-E-I-T-L-Ä-U-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1räumlich ausgedehnt
- 2etwas mehr als unbedingt nötig
- 3nicht direkt
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewitläufig
- weiltäufig
- weitlläufig
- weitluäfig
- weitläfuig
- weitläuffig
- weitläufgi
- weitläufigg
- weitläuifg
- weittläufig
- weitälufig
- wetiläufig
- wietläufig
- wweitläufig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weitläufig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "weitläufig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
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.