Weltstadt

[ˈvɛltˌʃtat]

/[ˈvɛltˌʃtat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weltstadt” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,630
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Großstadt von herausragender internationaler Bedeutung

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltstadt · Weltstadt · German

Weltstadt · rank #48,630 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,630
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weltbühne

Nearest frequency peer: Weltbühne (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Weltstadt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Weltstadt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weltstadt
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeltstadt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltˌʃtat]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,630
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Weltstadt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Weltstadtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weltbühne“ (#48,629), „Weltverband“ (#48,631), „weltberühmt“ (#48,628). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weltstadt“ bei #48,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Weltstadt (IPA [ˈvɛltˌʃtat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,630 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Großstadt von herausragender internationaler Bedeutung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weltstadt, with forms such as "ewltstadt", "welltstadt", and "welsttadt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Weltstadt, spelled W-E-L-T-S-T-A-D-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Großstadt von herausragender internationaler Bedeutung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Weltstadt Rom ist überwältigend.
  2. „Der Motor der Stadt war die Wall Street, New York ist seit 1990 zur monothematischen Weltstadt geworden.“

Antonyms

KleinstadtProvinzstadt

This word in other languages

metropolis(English)métropole(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewltstadt
  • welltstadt
  • welsttadt
  • weltsatdt
  • weltsstadt
  • weltstaddt
  • weltstadtt
  • weltstatd
  • weltstdat
  • weltsttadt
  • welttsadt
  • welttstadt
  • wetlstadt
  • wletstadt
  • wweltstadt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weltstadt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewltstadt2welltstadt1welsttadt2weltsatdt2weltsstadt1weltstaddt1weltstadtt1weltstatd2
Edit distance from "Weltstadt"

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 "Weltstadt"?
"Weltstadt" is spelled W-E-L-T-S-T-A-D-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltˌʃtat].
What does "Weltstadt" mean?
As a noun, "Weltstadt" means: eine Großstadt von herausragender internationaler Bedeutung
What are common misspellings of "Weltstadt"?
Common misspellings include "ewltstadt", "welltstadt", "welsttadt", "weltsatdt", "weltsstadt". The correct spelling is "Weltstadt".
How do you pronounce "Weltstadt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weltstadt" is [ˈvɛltˌʃtat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weltstadt" come from?
"Weltstadt" 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 "Weltstadt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Weltbühne#48,629wildesten#48,636Watergate#48,623Wasserbad#48,620

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Wertpapier15 variantswegzukommen15 variantsvorzulesen15 variantszufriedenen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list