wicked

[ˈwɪk.ɪd]

/[ˈwɪk.ɪd]/ adj

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The verdict

“wicked” is uncommon German (frequency #52,585 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,585
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Natur aus böse; moralisch verwerflich, verrucht, verflucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-wicked · wicked · German

wicked · rank #52,585 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,585
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wertsteigerung

Nearest frequency peer: Wertsteigerung (-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 „wicked“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wicked
PropertyValue
Headwordwicked
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈwɪk.ɪd]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,585
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wicked“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wickedfällt 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: „Wertsteigerung“ (#52,584), „Werkbank“ (#52,583), „Wienerwald“ (#52,587). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wicked“ bei #52,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wicked is uncommon German at frequency #52,585 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈwɪk.ɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

wicked doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wicked, spelled W-I-C-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Natur aus böse; moralisch verwerflich, verrucht, verflucht
  2. 2
    großartig, cool, krass

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 "wicked"?
"wicked" is spelled W-I-C-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɪk.ɪd].
What does "wicked" mean?
As an adjective, "wicked" means: von Natur aus böse; moralisch verwerflich, verrucht, verflucht
How do you pronounce "wicked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wicked" is [ˈwɪk.ɪd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wicked" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wealth#52,578Xerxes#52,596Zinken#52,606ahnten#52,633

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list