weitreichend

[ˈvaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]/ adj

The verdict

“weitreichend” is uncommon German (frequency #60,249 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,249
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine große Entfernung umfassend

Corpus desk

Index DE-weitreichend · weitreichend · German

weitreichend · rank #60,249 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,249
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weitergeholfen

Nearest frequency peer: weitergeholfen (-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 „weitreichend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weitreichend
PropertyValue
Headwordweitreichend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,249
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „weitreichend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weitergeholfen“ (#60,248), „Weltwunder“ (#60,250), „Werbebranche“ (#60,251). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „weitreichend“ bei #60,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weitreichend is uncommon German at frequency #60,249 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for weitreichend in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is weitreichend, spelled W-E-I-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine große Entfernung umfassend
  2. 2
    umfangreich und gewichtig, häufig von einem Plural-Nomen gefolgt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weitreichend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit seinen M-109-Panzerhaubitzen sorgt das Bataillon für weitreichende und präzise Steilfeuerunterstützung für alle Kampftruppen der Landstreitkräfte.
  2. In ihren Entscheidungen vom 20. März und 28. April 2014 legt die EU fest: Die Russische Föderation wird mit zusätzlichen und weitreichenden Konsequenzen in vielen Wirtschaftsbereichen konfrontiert, sobald sie die Lage in der Ukraine weiter destabilisiert.

This word in other languages

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 "weitreichend"?
"weitreichend" is spelled W-E-I-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t].
What does "weitreichend" mean?
As an adjective, "weitreichend" means: eine große Entfernung umfassend
How do you pronounce "weitreichend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weitreichend" is [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weitreichend" come from?
"weitreichend" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list