wetterte

[ˈvɛtɐtə]

/[ˈvɛtɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wetterte” is uncommon German (frequency #93,841 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,841
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wettern

Corpus desk

Index DE-wetterte · wetterte · German

wetterte · rank #93,841 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,841
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH willkommenes

Nearest frequency peer: willkommenes (+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 „wetterte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wetterte
PropertyValue
Headwordwetterte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛtɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wetterte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „willkommenes“ (#93,842), „Westerwälder“ (#93,839), „winseln“ (#93,843). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wetterte“ bei #93,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wetterte is uncommon German at frequency #93,841 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɛtɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wetterte, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wetterte, spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wettern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wettern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wettern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wettern

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 "wetterte"?
"wetterte" is spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛtɐtə].
What does "wetterte" mean?
As a verb, "wetterte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wettern
How do you pronounce "wetterte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wetterte" is [ˈvɛtɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wetterte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wehrmann#93,830Zerrbild#93,869verzählt#93,799zwinkern#93,883

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list