wisdom
[ˈwɪzdəm]
The verdict
“wisdom” is uncommon German (frequency #74,195 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,195
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weisheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wisdom · wisdom · German
wisdom · rank #74,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,195
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wirtschaftsma…
Nearest frequency peer: Wirtschaftsmacht (-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 „wisdom“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wirkungsber…
Wirkungsbereich
25,811 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsgüter
25,810 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsmacht
25,808 corpus weight
- wisdom
wisdom
25,806 corpus weight
- Wohnanlagen
Wohnanlagen
25,804 corpus weight
- wohnungslose
wohnungslose
25,802 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „wisdom“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wisdom |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈwɪzdəm] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wisdom“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wisdom is uncommon German at frequency #74,195 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈwɪzdəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Weisheit".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wisdom, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wisdom, spelled W-I-S-D-O-M.
Definition
- 1Weisheit
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.
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