Werbefilm

[ˈvɛʁbəˌfɪlm]

/[ˈvɛʁbəˌfɪlm]/ noun

The verdict

“Werbefilm” is uncommon German (frequency #75,244 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,244
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (in der Regel) sehr kurzer Film zu Werbezwecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-werbefilm · Werbefilm · German

Werbefilm · rank #75,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,244
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weltoffenen

Nearest frequency peer: weltoffenen (-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 „Werbefilm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Werbefilm
PropertyValue
HeadwordWerbefilm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʁbəˌfɪlm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Werbefilm“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Werbefilmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weltoffenen“ (#75,243), „Wellnessbereich“ (#75,242), „weitverbreiteten“ (#75,241). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Werbefilm“ bei #75,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Werbefilm is uncommon German at frequency #75,244 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛʁbəˌfɪlm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(in der Regel) sehr kurzer Film zu Werbezwecken".

Zero misspellings are on record for Werbefilm in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Werbefilm, spelled W-E-R-B-E-F-I-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    (in der Regel) sehr kurzer Film zu Werbezwecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er trug ein gutsitzendes Jeanshemd, er hätte in Werbefilmen auftreten können mit seinem schönen, männlichen Gesicht.“

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 "Werbefilm"?
"Werbefilm" is spelled W-E-R-B-E-F-I-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁbəˌfɪlm].
What does "Werbefilm" mean?
As a noun, "Werbefilm" means: (in der Regel) sehr kurzer Film zu Werbezwecken
How do you pronounce "Werbefilm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Werbefilm" is [ˈvɛʁbəˌfɪlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Werbefilm" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list