Widerhall
[ˈviːdɐˌhal]
The verdict
“Widerhall” is uncommon German (frequency #74,181 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,181
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hall, Laut, der auf ein Hindernis stößt und von dort reflektiert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerhall · Widerhall · German
Widerhall · rank #74,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,181
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wermut
Nearest frequency peer: Wermut (-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 „Widerhall“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- weiterleitet
weiterleitet
25,826 corpus weight
- welter
welter
25,825 corpus weight
- Wengen
Wengen
25,824 corpus weight
- Werbepartner
Werbepartner
25,822 corpus weight
- Wermut
Wermut
25,821 corpus weight
- Widerhall
Widerhall
25,820 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Widerhall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Widerhall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌhal] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,181 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Widerhall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Widerhall is uncommon German at frequency #74,181 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌhal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Widerhall, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Widerhall, spelled W-I-D-E-R-H-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Hall, Laut, der auf ein Hindernis stößt und von dort reflektiert wird
- 2Resonanz auf etwas, Wiederkehr von etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Widerhall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als sie wieder schlief, glaubte Thomas, in einem fernen Widerhall noch immer diesen für ihn ungewöhnlichen Schrei zu hören.“
„Trotzdem war es wie ein unheimlicher Widerhall aus Cooks Tagen: eine unbekannte Küste bei Nacht, Trommelschläge in der Ferne.“
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.
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