weitverbreitet

[ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət]/ adj

The verdict

“weitverbreitet” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,836 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#93,836
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr, allgemein verbreitet; an vielen Orten vorkommend

Key facts for weitverbreitet
PropertyValue
Headwordweitverbreitet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət]
Letters14
Frequency rank#93,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weitverbreitet” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). weitverbreitet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for weitverbreitet is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,836 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sehr, allgemein verbreitet; an vielen Orten vorkommend".

weitverbreitet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 weitverbreitet, spelled W-E-I-T-V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr, allgemein verbreitet; an vielen Orten vorkommend

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weitverbreitet"?
"weitverbreitet" is spelled W-E-I-T-V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət].
What does "weitverbreitet" mean?
As an adjective, "weitverbreitet" means: sehr, allgemein verbreitet; an vielen Orten vorkommend
How do you pronounce "weitverbreitet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weitverbreitet" is [ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weitverbreitet" come from?
"weitverbreitet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “weitverbreitet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-V-E-R-B-R-E-I-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯tfɛɐ̯ˌbʁaɪ̯tət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list