Wetterkreuz
[ˈvɛtɐˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]
The verdict
“Wetterkreuz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Freien stehendes Kreuz um Wettersegen zu erbitten
Corpus desk
Index DE-wetterkreuz · Wetterkreuz · German
Wetterkreuz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Wetterkreuz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛtɐˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wetterkreuz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wetterkreuz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛtɐˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Freien stehendes Kreuz um Wettersegen zu erbitten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wetterkreuz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wetterkreuz, spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-K-R-E-U-Z.
Definition
- 1im Freien stehendes Kreuz um Wettersegen zu erbitten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wetterkreuz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am Wetterkreuz (597 m) finden Sie zwar eine Bank, leider kann die Aussicht durch Büsche - je nach Beschnitt - deutlich eingeschränkt sein.“
„Beeindruckend ist die Rundsicht am Wetterkreuz: in der Nachbarschaft der Acherkogel, unten in der Waldsenke der Piburger See und Sautens.“
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.