Wermutstropfen
[ˈveːɐ̯muːt͡sˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“Wermutstropfen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,878 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,878
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Bitteres / Kritisches / Nachteiliges (zu einem Gegenstand / einer Person), die ein insgesamt positives Bild nachteilig beeinflusst
Corpus desk
Index DE-wermutstropfen · Wermutstropfen · German
Wermutstropfen · rank #64,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,878
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Werktage
Nearest frequency peer: Werktage (-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 „Wermutstropfen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- weltanschau…
weltanschauliche
35,127 corpus weight
- Werbekampag…
Werbekampagnen
35,126 corpus weight
- Werksgelände
Werksgelände
35,125 corpus weight
- Werktage
Werktage
35,124 corpus weight
- Wermutstrop…
Wermutstropfen
35,123 corpus weight
- Weststadt
Weststadt
35,122 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wermutstropfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wermutstropfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːɐ̯muːt͡sˌtʁɔp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #64,878 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wermutstropfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wermutstropfen is uncommon German at frequency #64,878 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯muːt͡sˌtʁɔp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas Bitteres / Kritisches / Nachteiliges (zu einem Gegenstand / einer Person), die ein insgesamt positives Bild nachteilig beeinflusst".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wermutstropfen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wermutstropfen, spelled W-E-R-M-U-T-S-T-R-O-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Bitteres / Kritisches / Nachteiliges (zu einem Gegenstand / einer Person), die ein insgesamt positives Bild nachteilig beeinflusst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wermutstropfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Feier war sehr schön. Viele nette Leute waren dort und auch das Essen war hervorragend. Einziger Wermutstropfen: Es waren nicht hinreichend viele Getränke vorhanden.
„Einziger Wermutstropfen ist die trotz zahlreicher Anfragen beim Roten Kreuz vergebliche Suche nach den verschollenen Schwestern.“
This word in other languages
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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