wildfremd

[ˈvɪltˈfʁɛmt]

/[ˈvɪltˈfʁɛmt]/ adj

The verdict

“wildfremd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - meist über Personen, die völlig unbekannt sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-wildfremd · wildfremd · German

wildfremd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for wildfremd
PropertyValue
Headwordwildfremd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪltˈfʁɛmt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wildfremd“ im Deutschen

wildfremdliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wildfremd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪltˈfʁɛmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist über Personen, die völlig unbekannt sind".

Zero misspellings are on record for wildfremd in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wildfremd, spelled W-I-L-D-F-R-E-M-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist über Personen, die völlig unbekannt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Manche Menschen erzählen wildfremden Leuten ihre Lebensgeschichte.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wildfremd"?
"wildfremd" is spelled W-I-L-D-F-R-E-M-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪltˈfʁɛmt].
What does "wildfremd" mean?
As an adjective, "wildfremd" means: meist über Personen, die völlig unbekannt sind
How do you pronounce "wildfremd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wildfremd" is [ˈvɪltˈfʁɛmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wildfremd" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list