Wertesystem

[ˈveːɐ̯təzʏsˌteːm]

/[ˈveːɐ̯təzʏsˌteːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wertesystem” is uncommon German (frequency #67,887 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,887
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft geteilten Werte

Corpus desk

Index DE-wertesystem · Wertesystem · German

Wertesystem · rank #67,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,887
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weltbürger

Nearest frequency peer: Weltbürger (-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 „Wertesystem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wertesystem
PropertyValue
HeadwordWertesystem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯təzʏsˌteːm]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wertesystem“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wertesystemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weltbürger“ (#67,886), „Westflügel“ (#67,888), „Weihnachtsbäume“ (#67,885). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wertesystem“ bei #67,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wertesystem is uncommon German at frequency #67,887 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯təzʏsˌteːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft geteilten Werte".

Wertesystem doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Wertesystem, spelled W-E-R-T-E-S-Y-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft geteilten Werte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Deshalb tun sich die Deutschen so schwer, über die eigenen Erfahrungen und Wertesysteme hinauszudenken oder sich gar für neue Ideen zu erwärmen: In jungen Jahren wird ihr Horizont stark eingeschränkt.“

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 "Wertesystem"?
"Wertesystem" is spelled W-E-R-T-E-S-Y-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯təzʏsˌteːm].
What does "Wertesystem" mean?
As a noun, "Wertesystem" means: Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft geteilten Werte
How do you pronounce "Wertesystem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wertesystem" is [ˈveːɐ̯təzʏsˌteːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wertesystem" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wegzulassen#67,883Willkommens#67,891Waldkirchen#67,876Völkermarkt#67,870

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list