Wettbewerbshüter

[ˈvɛtbəvɛʁpsˌhyːtɐ]

/[ˈvɛtbəvɛʁpsˌhyːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Wettbewerbshüter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Behörde, deren Aufgabe der Schutz des Wettbewerbes ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-wettbewerbshuter · Wettbewerbshüter · German

Wettbewerbshüter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Wettbewerbshüter
PropertyValue
HeadwordWettbewerbshüter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛtbəvɛʁpsˌhyːtɐ]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wettbewerbshüter“ im Deutschen

Wettbewerbshüterschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wettbewerbshüter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛtbəvɛʁpsˌhyːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person oder Behörde, deren Aufgabe der Schutz des Wettbewerbes ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wettbewerbshüter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Wettbewerbshüter, spelled W-E-T-T-B-E-W-E-R-B-S-H-Ü-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person oder Behörde, deren Aufgabe der Schutz des Wettbewerbes ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die bisherigen Gesetze reichen jedenfalls nicht aus, und die Zuständigkeiten der nationalen Wettbewerbshüter enden an den Landesgrenzen.“

Synonyms

KartellamtKartellbehördeWettbewerbsbehörde

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wettbewerbshüter"?
"Wettbewerbshüter" is spelled W-E-T-T-B-E-W-E-R-B-S-H-Ü-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛtbəvɛʁpsˌhyːtɐ].
What does "Wettbewerbshüter" mean?
As a noun, "Wettbewerbshüter" means: Person oder Behörde, deren Aufgabe der Schutz des Wettbewerbes ist
How do you pronounce "Wettbewerbshüter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wettbewerbshüter" is [ˈvɛtbəvɛʁpsˌhyːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wettbewerbshüter" come from?
"Wettbewerbshüter" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list