wichtiger

/[ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,531

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

wichtiger is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig Pronounced [ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ]. It ranks #1,531 in German word frequency. Often confused with wichtiges and wichtigere.

Key facts for wichtiger
PropertyValue
Headwordwichtiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,531
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of wichtiger in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wichtiger is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,531 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for wichtiger, with forms such as "iwchtiger", "wcihtiger", and "wicchtiger". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "wichtiges", "wichtigere", "wichtigster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is wichtiger, spelled W-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwchtiger,wcihtiger,wicchtiger,wichhtiger,wichitger,wichtgier,wichtiegr,wichtigerr,wichtigger,wichtigre,wichttiger,wicthiger,wihctiger,wwichtiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wichtiger

Misspelling Variants of "wichtiger"

iwchtiger9wcihtiger9wicchtiger10wichhtiger10wichitger9wichtgier9wichtiegr9wichtigerr10
Misspelling Variants of "wichtiger"

Frequency rank: #1,531 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wichtiger"?
"wichtiger" is spelled W-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ].
What does "wichtiger" mean?
As an adj, "wichtiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig
What words are commonly confused with "wichtiger"?
"wichtiger" is commonly confused with "wichtiges", "wichtigere", "wichtigster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wichtiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wichtiger" is [ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wichtiger" come from?
"wichtiger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.