Wermut

Name: Wermut, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈveːɐ̯muːt]

/[ˈveːɐ̯muːt]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Wermut” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,180 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,180
frequency rank, German: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein gelbblühender Beifuß (Absinth, Artemisia absinthium), dessen seidenhaarige, aromatisch unangenehm schmeckende Blätter magenstärkend wirken

Key facts for Wermut
Property	Value
Headword	Wermut
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈveːɐ̯muːt]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#74,180
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wermut” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wermut lands here:

#74,180

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wermut is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːɐ̯muːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,180 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Wermut doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wermut, spelled W-E-R-M-U-T.

Definition

1
ein gelbblühender Beifuß (Absinth, Artemisia absinthium), dessen seidenhaarige, aromatisch unangenehm schmeckende Blätter magenstärkend wirken
2
aus 1 hergestellter Branntwein oder Likör
3
mit 1 gewürzter bittersüßer, appetitanregender Weißwein
4
eine der anderen Beifußarten

Synonyms

Absinth

This word in other languages

wormwood(English)absintio(Español)vermouth(Français)

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 "Wermut"?

"Wermut" is spelled W-E-R-M-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯muːt].

What does "Wermut" mean?

As a noun, "Wermut" means: ein gelbblühender Beifuß (Absinth, Artemisia absinthium), dessen seidenhaarige, aromatisch unangenehm schmeckende Blätter magenstärkend wirken

How do you pronounce "Wermut"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wermut" is [ˈveːɐ̯muːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Wermut" come from?

"Wermut" 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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Using “Wermut”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is W-E-R-M-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈveːɐ̯muːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.