Wendezeit
[ˈvɛndəˌt͡saɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Wendezeit” is uncommon German (frequency #81,168 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,168
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum, in dem sich Verhältnisse grundlegend ändern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wendezeit · Wendezeit · German
Wendezeit · rank #81,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,168
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Weltmeeren
Nearest frequency peer: Weltmeeren (-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 “Wendezeit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Weltkulture…
Weltkulturerbes
18,835 corpus weight
- Weltmeeren
Weltmeeren
18,834 corpus weight
- Wendezeit
Wendezeit
18,833 corpus weight
- Werbetexter
Werbetexter
18,831 corpus weight
- Werdohl
Werdohl
18,829 corpus weight
- Westentasche
Westentasche
18,828 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wendezeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wendezeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛndəˌt͡saɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #81,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wendezeit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wendezeit is uncommon German at frequency #81,168 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛndəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum, in dem sich Verhältnisse grundlegend ändern".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wendezeit, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wendezeit, spelled W-E-N-D-E-Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zeitraum, in dem sich Verhältnisse grundlegend ändern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wendezeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und hätte ich in der Wendezeit nicht die ergreifende Ruine der Frauenkirche mit eigenen Augen gesehen, würde ich heute sicher keine Minute daran zweifeln, dass diese Kirche schon immer da stand.“
„Während es in der DDR und in der Wendezeit eine Fülle politischer Witze und Sprachspiele gegeben hat, blieb die Bundesrepublik erstaunlich arm an dieser Form von Sprachkritik.“
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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