wizard

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The verdict

“wizard” is uncommon German (frequency #53,386 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,386
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zauberer, Magier

Corpus desk

Index DE-wizard · wizard · German

wizard · rank #53,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,386
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirtschaftsen…

Nearest frequency peer: Wirtschaftsentwicklung (-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 „wizard“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wizard
PropertyValue
Headwordwizard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,386
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wizard“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wizardfällt 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: „Wirtschaftsentwicklung“ (#53,385), „Wohltätigkeit“ (#53,387), „Wirtschaftsbeziehungen“ (#53,384). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wizard“ bei #53,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wizard is uncommon German at frequency #53,386 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zauberer, Magier".

Zero misspellings are on record for wizard in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wizard, spelled W-I-Z-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zauberer, Magier

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wizard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Merlin is a famous wizard from British mythology.

Synonyms

magicianwarlock

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 "wizard"?
"wizard" is spelled W-I-Z-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "wizard" mean?
As a noun, "wizard" means: Zauberer, Magier
How do you pronounce "wizard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wizard" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wizard" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wettet#53,380Yankee#53,393Waagen#53,363Zyklon#53,414

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list