wiederkehrender

[ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ]

/[ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wiederkehrender” is uncommon German (frequency #75,251 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,251
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wiederkehrend

Key facts for wiederkehrender
PropertyValue
Headwordwiederkehrender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#75,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wiederkehrender” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wiederkehrender lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wiederkehrender is uncommon German at frequency #75,251 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wiederkehrender, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wiederkehrender, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-K-E-H-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

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

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 "wiederkehrender"?
"wiederkehrender" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-K-E-H-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ].
What does "wiederkehrender" mean?
As an adjective, "wiederkehrender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wiederkehrend
How do you pronounce "wiederkehrender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiederkehrender" is [ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiederkehrender" come from?
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Using “wiederkehrender”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-E-D-E-R-K-E-H-R-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈviːdɐˌkeːʁəndɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list