weitsichtig
[ˈvaɪ̯tˌzɪçtɪç]
The verdict
“weitsichtig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,749 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #78,749
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Sehfehler habend, der es erschwert, Dinge zu sehen, die nahe am Auge sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weitsichtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tˌzɪçtɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #78,749 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weitsichtig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for weitsichtig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯tˌzɪçtɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,749 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for weitsichtig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is weitsichtig, spelled W-E-I-T-S-I-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1einen Sehfehler habend, der es erschwert, Dinge zu sehen, die nahe am Auge sind
- 2bei der Planung viele Aspekte berücksichtigend, die die Zukunft beeinflussen
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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.
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Using “weitsichtig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-S-I-C-H-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯tˌzɪçtɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.