Wildkatze

[ˈvɪltˌkat͡sə]

/[ˈvɪltˌkat͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Wildkatze” is uncommon German (frequency #61,201 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,201
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wild lebendes Raubtier, das der Hauskatze ähnelt und in verschiedenen Unterarten in Eurasien und Afrika vorkommt (Felis silvestris)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wildkatze · Wildkatze · German

Wildkatze · rank #61,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,201
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wildfremden

Nearest frequency peer: wildfremden (-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 „Wildkatze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wildkatze
PropertyValue
HeadwordWildkatze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪltˌkat͡sə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wildkatze“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wildfremden“ (#61,200), „wischte“ (#61,202), „Wildbienen“ (#61,199). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wildkatze“ bei #61,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wildkatze is uncommon German at frequency #61,201 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪltˌkat͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wild lebendes Raubtier, das der Hauskatze ähnelt und in verschiedenen Unterarten in Eurasien und Afrika vorkommt (Felis silvestris)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wildkatze in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wildkatze, spelled W-I-L-D-K-A-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    wild lebendes Raubtier, das der Hauskatze ähnelt und in verschiedenen Unterarten in Eurasien und Afrika vorkommt (Felis silvestris)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im Kellerwald leben noch Rothirsche, Wildkatzen, Schwarzstörche und der seltene Uhu.“

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 "Wildkatze"?
"Wildkatze" is spelled W-I-L-D-K-A-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪltˌkat͡sə].
What does "Wildkatze" mean?
As a noun, "Wildkatze" means: wild lebendes Raubtier, das der Hauskatze ähnelt und in verschiedenen Unterarten in Eurasien und Afrika vorkommt (Felis silvestris)
How do you pronounce "Wildkatze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wildkatze" is [ˈvɪltˌkat͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wildkatze" come from?
"Wildkatze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list