Weltflucht

[ˈvɛltflʊxt]

/[ˈvɛltflʊxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weltflucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der aus religiösen Motiven bedingte Rückzug aus der Welt

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltflucht · Weltflucht · German

Weltflucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Weltflucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeltflucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltflʊxt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weltflucht“ im Deutschen

Weltfluchtliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weltflucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛltflʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der aus religiösen Motiven bedingte Rückzug aus der Welt".

Weltflucht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Weltflucht, spelled W-E-L-T-F-L-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der aus religiösen Motiven bedingte Rückzug aus der Welt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Weltflucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Weltflucht ist nicht so sehr die christliche Absage an den „Geist dieser Welt“ […], sondern die grundsätzliche Abwertung der Weltbedingtheit des Menschen, wie sie […] alle Gnostik kennzeichnet.“

This word in other languages

anachorèse(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weltflucht"?
"Weltflucht" is spelled W-E-L-T-F-L-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltflʊxt].
What does "Weltflucht" mean?
As a noun, "Weltflucht" means: der aus religiösen Motiven bedingte Rückzug aus der Welt
How do you pronounce "Weltflucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weltflucht" is [ˈvɛltflʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weltflucht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list