Wilderei

[vɪldəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[vɪldəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wilderei” is uncommon German (frequency #68,894 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,894
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unberechtigtes Jagen/Fangen von Wildtieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-wilderei · Wilderei · German

Wilderei · rank #68,894 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,894
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wiederkehrend…

Nearest frequency peer: wiederkehrendes (-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 „Wilderei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wilderei
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilderei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɪldəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wilderei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wildereifällt 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: „wiederkehrendes“ (#68,893), „wiederkehren“ (#68,892), „wiedergesehen“ (#68,891). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wilderei“ bei #68,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wilderei is uncommon German at frequency #68,894 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɪldəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unberechtigtes Jagen/Fangen von Wildtieren".

Zero misspellings are on record for Wilderei in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wilderei, spelled W-I-L-D-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    unberechtigtes Jagen/Fangen von Wildtieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Wilderei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Holzdiebstahl und Wilderei waren an der Tagesordnung und konnten das Überleben dennoch nicht wesentlich erleichtern.“

This word in other languages

furtivismo(Español)braconnage(Français)

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 "Wilderei"?
"Wilderei" is spelled W-I-L-D-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [vɪldəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Wilderei" mean?
As a noun, "Wilderei" means: unberechtigtes Jagen/Fangen von Wildtieren
How do you pronounce "Wilderei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wilderei" is [vɪldəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wilderei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weltstar#68,884Weinglas#68,878weidlich#68,877Zollhaus#68,916

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list