Wildheit

[ˈvɪlthaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvɪlthaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Wildheit” is uncommon German (frequency #82,354 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,354
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand, in dem sich die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt befinden, die vom Menschen weitgehend unberührt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-wildheit · Wildheit · German

Wildheit · rank #82,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,354
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wiedergekommen

Nearest frequency peer: wiedergekommen (-2 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 „Wildheit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wildheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWildheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪlthaɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wildheit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wildheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wiedergekommen“ (#82,352), „wiedererkennt“ (#82,351), „Wimperntusche“ (#82,357). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wildheit“ bei #82,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wildheit is uncommon German at frequency #82,354 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪlthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wildheit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wildheit, spelled W-I-L-D-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand, in dem sich die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt befinden, die vom Menschen weitgehend unberührt ist
  2. 2
    ein Wesenszug überschäumender Lebensfreude und körperlicher Aktivität, der auch gesellschaftliche Regeln oder moralische Grenzen überschreiten lässt
  3. 3
    ein Verhalten, das andere Lebewesen (Menschen) tötet oder verletzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. »Ein Blick reiner, ungezähmter Wildheit, das unerbittliche Wissen des nackten Seins«.
  2. Die sanften Täler zwischen den Bergen sind kultiviert, die Vulkanberge allerdings haben ihre Wildheit bewahren können.

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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); 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 "Wildheit"?
"Wildheit" is spelled W-I-L-D-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlthaɪ̯t].
What does "Wildheit" mean?
As a noun, "Wildheit" means: der Zustand, in dem sich die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt befinden, die vom Menschen weitgehend unberührt ist
How do you pronounce "Wildheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wildheit" is [ˈvɪlthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list