Weltkugel
[ˈvɛltˌkuːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Weltkugel” is uncommon German (frequency #89,812 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,812
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Globus, auf dem die Erde dargestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-weltkugel · Weltkugel · German
Weltkugel · rank #89,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,812
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Weltsprache
Nearest frequency peer: Weltsprache (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Weltkugel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- weeds
weeds
10,196 corpus weight
- wegzulaufen
wegzulaufen
10,194 corpus weight
- weitläufiger
weitläufiger
10,191 corpus weight
- Weltkugel
Weltkugel
10,189 corpus weight
- Weltsprache
Weltsprache
10,188 corpus weight
- Wernau
Wernau
10,184 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Weltkugel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weltkugel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛltˌkuːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weltkugel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Weltkugel is uncommon German at frequency #89,812 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛltˌkuːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Globus, auf dem die Erde dargestellt wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Weltkugel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Weltkugel, spelled W-E-L-T-K-U-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Globus, auf dem die Erde dargestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Weltkugel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch sonst erweist sich Behaims Weltkugel als nicht eben zuverlässig.“
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Weltkugel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.