Weitwinkel

[ˈvaɪ̯tˌvɪŋkl̩]

/[ˈvaɪ̯tˌvɪŋkl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weitwinkel” is uncommon German (frequency #79,937 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,937
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzform von Weitwinkelobjektiv (Objektiv mit großem Bildwinkel)

Corpus desk

Index DE-weitwinkel · Weitwinkel · German

Weitwinkel · rank #79,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,937
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weitgehender

Nearest frequency peer: weitgehender (-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 „Weitwinkel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weitwinkel
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeitwinkel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯tˌvɪŋkl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weitwinkel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Weitwinkelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weitgehender“ (#79,936), „Wellengang“ (#79,938), „weltanschaulich“ (#79,940). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weitwinkel“ bei #79,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weitwinkel is uncommon German at frequency #79,937 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯tˌvɪŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzform von Weitwinkelobjektiv (Objektiv mit großem Bildwinkel)".

Weitwinkel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Weitwinkel, spelled W-E-I-T-W-I-N-K-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzform von Weitwinkelobjektiv (Objektiv mit großem Bildwinkel)

Synonyms

Weitwinkelobjektiv

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 "Weitwinkel"?
"Weitwinkel" is spelled W-E-I-T-W-I-N-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯tˌvɪŋkl̩].
What does "Weitwinkel" mean?
As a noun, "Weitwinkel" means: Kurzform von Weitwinkelobjektiv (Objektiv mit großem Bildwinkel)
How do you pronounce "Weitwinkel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weitwinkel" is [ˈvaɪ̯tˌvɪŋkl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weitwinkel" come from?
"Weitwinkel" 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 "Weitwinkel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wellengang#79,938wehrhaften#79,930Wappentier#79,923wienerisch#79,951

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list