Wettingen

[vɛtiŋɡən]

/[vɛtiŋɡən]/ name

The verdict

“Wettingen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,522 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,522
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemeinde in der Schweiz; Wettingen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wettingen · Wettingen · German

Wettingen · rank #83,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,522
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wetterdienstes

Nearest frequency peer: Wetterdienstes (-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 „Wettingen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wettingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWettingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vɛtiŋɡən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wettingen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wettingenfällt 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: „Wetterdienstes“ (#83,521), „Widget“ (#83,523), „Wettbüros“ (#83,520). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wettingen“ bei #83,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wettingen is uncommon German at frequency #83,522 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [vɛtiŋɡən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gemeinde in der Schweiz; Wettingen".

Wettingen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wettingen, spelled W-E-T-T-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gemeinde in der Schweiz; Wettingen

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 "Wettingen"?
"Wettingen" is spelled W-E-T-T-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛtiŋɡən].
What does "Wettingen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wettingen" means: Gemeinde in der Schweiz; Wettingen
How do you pronounce "Wettingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wettingen" is [vɛtiŋɡən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wettingen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list