Wildnis
[ˈvɪltnɪs]
The verdict
“Wildnis” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,465 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,465
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein vom Menschen unbeeinflusstes Gebiet (auf der Erde)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wildnis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪltnɪs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,465 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wildnis” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wildnis is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪltnɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,465 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein vom Menschen unbeeinflusstes Gebiet (auf der Erde)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wildnis, with forms such as "iwldnis", "widlnis", and "wilddnis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wildes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Wildnis, spelled W-I-L-D-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1ein vom Menschen unbeeinflusstes Gebiet (auf der Erde)
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwldnis,widlnis,wilddnis,wildins,wildniss,wildnnis,wildnsi,willdnis,wilndis,wlidnis,wwildnis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wildnis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "Wildnis"?
What does "Wildnis" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Wildnis"?
How do you pronounce "Wildnis"?
What language does "Wildnis" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Wildnis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-L-D-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪltnɪs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wildes” - see the side-by-side comparison. Wildnis vs wildes
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.