witterte

[ˈvɪtɐtə]

/[ˈvɪtɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“witterte” is uncommon German (frequency #86,066 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,066
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wittern

Corpus desk

Index DE-witterte · witterte · German

witterte · rank #86,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,066
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirtschaftssy…

Nearest frequency peer: Wirtschaftssystems (-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 „witterte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for witterte
PropertyValue
Headwordwitterte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɪtɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „witterte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wittertefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wirtschaftssystems“ (#86,065), „Wochenmitte“ (#86,067), „Wohnorte“ (#86,068). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „witterte“ bei #86,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

witterte is uncommon German at frequency #86,066 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvɪtɐtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for witterte, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is witterte, spelled W-I-T-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wittern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wittern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wittern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wittern

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 "witterte"?
"witterte" is spelled W-I-T-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪtɐtə].
What does "witterte" mean?
As a verb, "witterte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wittern
How do you pronounce "witterte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "witterte" is [ˈvɪtɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "witterte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wohnorte#86,068Windhund#86,061Wächtern#86,074Zerfalls#86,085

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list