Wissensdrang
[ˈvɪsn̩sˌdʁaŋ]
The verdict
“Wissensdrang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starkes Bedürfnis, sein Wissen zu erweitern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wissensdrang · Wissensdrang · German
Wissensdrang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wissensdrang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪsn̩sˌdʁaŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wissensdrang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wissensdrang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪsn̩sˌdʁaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "starkes Bedürfnis, sein Wissen zu erweitern".
Wissensdrang has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wissensdrang, spelled W-I-S-S-E-N-S-D-R-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1starkes Bedürfnis, sein Wissen zu erweitern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wissensdrang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieser Wissensdrang und die erworbenen umfangreichen Kenntnisse machten ihn aber auch zu etwas Besonderem.“
„Der in all diesen Äußerungen sich offenbarende Wissensdrang führte […] zunächst zu mancherlei einzelnen, noch wenig miteinander zusammenhängenden Erfahrungen und Einsichten.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.