weitschweifig
[ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃvaɪ̯fɪç]
The verdict
“weitschweifig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - eine große Fläche abdeckend, mit vielen Umwegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-weitschweifig · weitschweifig · German
weitschweifig · 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 | weitschweifig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃvaɪ̯fɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „weitschweifig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
weitschweifig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃvaɪ̯fɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
weitschweifig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is weitschweifig, spelled W-E-I-T-S-C-H-W-E-I-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine große Fläche abdeckend, mit vielen Umwegen
- 2ausführlicher und wortreicher als nötig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how weitschweifig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben oft weitschweifige Wanderungen unternommen.
Opa erzählte gerne weitschweifige Geschichten von früher.
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.