Weltuntergang

[ˈvɛltˌʊntɐɡaŋ]

/[ˈvɛltˌʊntɐɡaŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Weltuntergang” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,572
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das auf natürliche, künstliche oder göttliche Weise herbeigeführte Ende der Menschheit, der Erde oder des Universums

Corpus desk

Index DE-weltuntergang · Weltuntergang · German

Weltuntergang · rank #24,572 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,572
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Webdesign

Nearest frequency peer: Webdesign (-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 „Weltuntergang“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Weltuntergang“ 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 Weltuntergang
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeltuntergang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltˌʊntɐɡaŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#24,572
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Weltuntergang“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Weltuntergangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Webdesign“ (#24,571), „Werther“ (#24,573), „Wanderweg“ (#24,570). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weltuntergang“ bei #24,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Weltuntergang (IPA [ˈvɛltˌʊntɐɡaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,572 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das auf natürliche, künstliche oder göttliche Weise herbeigeführte Ende der Menschheit, der Erde oder des Universums".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weltuntergang, with forms such as "ewltuntergang", "welltuntergang", and "weltnutergang". 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Weltuntergang, spelled W-E-L-T-U-N-T-E-R-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das auf natürliche, künstliche oder göttliche Weise herbeigeführte Ende der Menschheit, der Erde oder des Universums

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einige Menschen befürchteten den Weltuntergang im Jahr 2012, wie er auch für die Jahre zwischen 2000 und 2011 weisgesagt wurde.
  2. Während sich der angebliche Weltuntergang nähert, ist die Bedrohung für viele Nachfahren der alten Maya ganz real: In Guatemala leben viele Angehörige des Maya-Volkes Ixil in bitterer Armut.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewltuntergang
  • welltuntergang
  • weltnutergang
  • welttuntergang
  • weltunetrgang
  • weltunntergang
  • weltuntegrang
  • weltunteragng
  • weltuntergagn
  • weltuntergangg
  • weltunterganng
  • weltunterggang
  • weltuntergnag
  • weltunterrgang
  • weltuntregang
  • weltunttergang
  • weltutnergang
  • welutntergang
  • wetluntergang
  • wletuntergang
  • wweltuntergang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weltuntergang - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewltuntergang2welltuntergang1weltnutergang2welttuntergang1weltunetrgang2weltunntergang1weltuntegrang2weltunteragng2
Edit distance from "Weltuntergang"

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 "Weltuntergang"?
"Weltuntergang" is spelled W-E-L-T-U-N-T-E-R-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltˌʊntɐɡaŋ].
What does "Weltuntergang" mean?
As a noun, "Weltuntergang" means: das auf natürliche, künstliche oder göttliche Weise herbeigeführte Ende der Menschheit, der Erde oder des Universums
What are common misspellings of "Weltuntergang"?
Common misspellings include "ewltuntergang", "welltuntergang", "weltnutergang", "welttuntergang", "weltunetrgang". The correct spelling is "Weltuntergang".
How do you pronounce "Weltuntergang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weltuntergang" is [ˈvɛltˌʊntɐɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weltuntergang" come from?
"Weltuntergang" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list