Wildgans

[ˈvɪltˌɡans]

/[ˈvɪltˌɡans]/ noun

The verdict

“Wildgans” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gans, die in der freien Natur lebt und dort auch meist geboren wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-wildgans · Wildgans · German

Wildgans · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 Wildgans
PropertyValue
HeadwordWildgans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪltˌɡans]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wildgans“ im Deutschen

Wildgansschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wildgans is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪltˌɡans]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Gans, die in der freien Natur lebt und dort auch meist geboren wurde".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wildgans in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Wildgans, spelled W-I-L-D-G-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gans, die in der freien Natur lebt und dort auch meist geboren wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jutta hat vorhin einen Schwarm Wildgänse am Himmel fliegen sehen.
  2. „In dieses Rot hinein flogen Wildgänse, ihre Schreie verebbten über dem weiten Land, das hier begann.“

Antonyms

HausgansMastgans

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 "Wildgans"?
"Wildgans" is spelled W-I-L-D-G-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪltˌɡans].
What does "Wildgans" mean?
As a noun, "Wildgans" means: eine Gans, die in der freien Natur lebt und dort auch meist geboren wurde
How do you pronounce "Wildgans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wildgans" is [ˈvɪltˌɡans]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wildgans" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list