wetterfest

[ˈvɛtɐˌfɛst]

/[ˈvɛtɐˌfɛst]/ adj

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The verdict

“wetterfest” is uncommon German (frequency #89,821 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,821
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - negativen Einwirkungen des Wetters widerstehen könnend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wetterfest · wetterfest · German

wetterfest · rank #89,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,821
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wessis

Nearest frequency peer: Wessis (-2 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 „wetterfest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wetterfest
PropertyValue
Headwordwetterfest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɛtɐˌfɛst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wetterfest“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wessis“ (#89,819), „wicker“ (#89,823), „widerspenstige“ (#89,824). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wetterfest“ bei #89,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wetterfest is uncommon German at frequency #89,821 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛtɐˌfɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wetterfest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 wetterfest, spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-F-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    negativen Einwirkungen des Wetters widerstehen könnend
  2. 2
    sich von schlechtem Wetter nicht beeinträchtigen/stören lassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während unsere glatten Dachziegel ihren Zweck nur sehr unvollkommen erfüllen, weil man vermöge ihrer Form genöthigt ist, die Dachfläche für ein wetterfestes Dach ziemlich steil zu machen und die Ziegel durch die ganze Dachfläche so übereinander zu legen, dass sie sich zwei- bis dreifach decken, begegnen die mit grösserer Sorgfalt fabricirten mit übereina…
  2. „‚Hier haben wir schon seit drei Tagen Dauerregen und es ist schon spürbar kälter geworden. Wir sind jedoch warm genug angezogen und viel wichtiger … wir sind ohnehin wetterfeste Kerle.‘“

Synonyms

wetterbeständigwetterhart

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 "wetterfest"?
"wetterfest" is spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-F-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛtɐˌfɛst].
What does "wetterfest" mean?
As an adjective, "wetterfest" means: negativen Einwirkungen des Wetters widerstehen könnend
How do you pronounce "wetterfest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wetterfest" is [ˈvɛtɐˌfɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wetterfest" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list