Wermut

[ˈveːɐ̯muːt]

/[ˈveːɐ̯muːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wermut” is uncommon German (frequency #74,180 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,180
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein gelbblühender Beifuß (Absinth, Artemisia absinthium), dessen seidenhaarige, aromatisch unangenehm schmeckende Blätter magenstärkend wirken

Corpus desk

Index DE-wermut · Wermut · German

Wermut · rank #74,180 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,180
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Werbepartner

Nearest frequency peer: Werbepartner (-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 „Wermut“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wermut
PropertyValue
HeadwordWermut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯muːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wermut“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wermutfällt 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: „Werbepartner“ (#74,179), „Widerhall“ (#74,181), „Wengen“ (#74,177). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wermut“ bei #74,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wermut is uncommon German at frequency #74,180 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯muːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat seine Kuh mit Wermut kuriert.
  2. „Die Flammen schüfen Raum für Heidelbeeren und für Medizinpflanzen wie Wermut und Pfefferholz.“

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wengen#74,177welter#74,176wisdom#74,195achtes#74,265

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list