Weltbild
[ˈvɛltˌbɪlt]
The verdict
“Weltbild” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,488 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,488
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtbild der durch Anschauung erwerbbaren, in eine Ordnung und einen Zusammenhang gebrachten Vorstellungen von der Welt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weltbild |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛltˌbɪlt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,488 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weltbild” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Weltbild is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛltˌbɪlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,488 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gesamtbild der durch Anschauung erwerbbaren, in eine Ordnung und einen Zusammenhang gebrachten Vorstellungen von der Welt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weltbild, with forms such as "ewltbild", "welbtild", and "welltbild". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weltbild, spelled W-E-L-T-B-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1Gesamtbild der durch Anschauung erwerbbaren, in eine Ordnung und einen Zusammenhang gebrachten Vorstellungen von der Welt
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewltbild,welbtild,welltbild,weltbbild,weltbidl,weltbildd,weltbilld,weltblid,weltibld,welttbild,wetlbild,wletbild,wweltbild
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weltbild - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Weltbild”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-L-T-B-I-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛltˌbɪlt] (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.