Wesenszug
[ˈveːzn̩sˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Wesenszug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - charakteristische, das Wesen bestimmende Eigenschaft einer Person oder Sache
Corpus desk
Index DE-wesenszug · Wesenszug · German
Wesenszug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wesenszug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːzn̩sˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wesenszug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wesenszug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːzn̩sˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "charakteristische, das Wesen bestimmende Eigenschaft einer Person oder Sache".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wesenszug, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wesenszug, spelled W-E-S-E-N-S-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1charakteristische, das Wesen bestimmende Eigenschaft einer Person oder Sache
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wesenszug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Den Eltern fällt bald ein außergewöhnlicher Wesenszug auf. Michel, wegen starker Fehlsichtigkeit inzwischen mit einer Brille ausgestattet, ist extrem neugierig auf Menschen.“
„Das Anarchische gehört nicht erst seitdem zum Wesenszug der Bayern.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.