Widerrist
[ˈviːdɐˌʁɪst]
The verdict
“Widerrist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchster Teil der Schulter
Corpus desk
Index DE-widerrist · Widerrist · German
Widerrist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Widerrist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐˌʁɪst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Widerrist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Widerrist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌʁɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchster Teil der Schulter".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Widerrist, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Widerrist, spelled W-I-D-E-R-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1höchster Teil der Schulter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Widerrist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich habe übrigens schon erwähnt, daß Pferde mit sehr scharfem Rückgrat und Widerrist als Damenpferde durchaus zu meiden sind. Für ein Pferd mit einem durchschnittlichen Widerrist bekommt man, Gott sei Dank, einen geschickten Sattel.“
„Die Rückenlinie fällt vom höchsten Punkt, dem Widerrist, der die Sacralregion um bis zu 20 – 25 cm beim Männchen (12- 15 cm beim Weibchen) übersteigt, nach hinten ab. Seinen Schädel trägt er tiefer als den Widerrist.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.