Weltreich

[ˈvɛltˌʁaɪ̯ç]

/[ˈvɛltˌʁaɪ̯ç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weltreich” is uncommon German (frequency #78,755 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,755
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großes, politisches Reich, das mehrere Länder umfasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltreich · Weltreich · German

Weltreich · rank #78,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,755
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weltpolitisch…

Nearest frequency peer: weltpolitischen (-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 „Weltreich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weltreich
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeltreich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltˌʁaɪ̯ç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weltreich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Weltreichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weltpolitischen“ (#78,754), „weltlich“ (#78,753), „Wertminderung“ (#78,757). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weltreich“ bei #78,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weltreich is uncommon German at frequency #78,755 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛltˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein großes, politisches Reich, das mehrere Länder umfasst".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Weltreich in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 Weltreich, spelled W-E-L-T-R-E-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein großes, politisches Reich, das mehrere Länder umfasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das römische Reich war in der Antike ein Weltreich.
  2. „Während die Niederlande aufblühten, sank die ökonomische Bedeutung des portugiesischen Weltreichs.“

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 "Weltreich"?
"Weltreich" is spelled W-E-L-T-R-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltˌʁaɪ̯ç].
What does "Weltreich" mean?
As a noun, "Weltreich" means: ein großes, politisches Reich, das mehrere Länder umfasst
How do you pronounce "Weltreich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weltreich" is [ˈvɛltˌʁaɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weltreich" come from?
"Weltreich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Weltreich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list