Wirtschaftsministerium

[ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]

/[ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wirtschaftsministerium” is a German headword at frequency #40,325, used as a noun.

#40,325
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ministerium, das für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Staates zuständig ist

Key facts for Wirtschaftsministerium
PropertyValue
HeadwordWirtschaftsministerium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]
Letters22
Frequency rank#40,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wirtschaftsministerium” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wirtschaftsministerium lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Wirtschaftsministerium is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,325 in overall German word frequency among 38,697 “W” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ministerium, das für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Staates zuständig ist".

Wirtschaftsministerium has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wirtschaftsministerium, spelled W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ministerium, das für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Staates zuständig ist

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 "Wirtschaftsministerium"?
"Wirtschaftsministerium" is spelled W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm].
What does "Wirtschaftsministerium" mean?
As a noun, "Wirtschaftsministerium" means: Ministerium, das für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung eines Staates zuständig ist
How do you pronounce "Wirtschaftsministerium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wirtschaftsministerium" is [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wirtschaftsministerium" come from?
"Wirtschaftsministerium" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Wirtschaftsministerium”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sminɪsˌteːʁiʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list