Weltstar

[ˈvɛltˌstaːɐ̯]

/[ˈvɛltˌstaːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Weltstar” is uncommon German (frequency #68,884 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,884
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die auf der ganzen Welt berühmt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltstar · Weltstar · German

Weltstar · rank #68,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,884
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weltbekannt

Nearest frequency peer: weltbekannt (-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 „Weltstar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weltstar
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeltstar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltˌstaːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weltstar“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Weltstarfällt 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: „weltbekannt“ (#68,883), „weiterzugehen“ (#68,881), „Weiterbau“ (#68,880). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weltstar“ bei #68,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weltstar is uncommon German at frequency #68,884 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛltˌstaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die auf der ganzen Welt berühmt ist".

Zero misspellings are on record for Weltstar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Weltstar, spelled W-E-L-T-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die auf der ganzen Welt berühmt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch seinen neuen Weltrekord wurde er zum Weltstar.
  2. „Sie machten in Amerika mehrere erfolgreiche Filme, Marlene Dietrich wurde reich und ein Weltstar.“

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 "Weltstar"?
"Weltstar" is spelled W-E-L-T-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltˌstaːɐ̯].
What does "Weltstar" mean?
As a noun, "Weltstar" means: Person, die auf der ganzen Welt berühmt ist
How do you pronounce "Weltstar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weltstar" is [ˈvɛltˌstaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weltstar" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list