wohlgemut
[ˈvoːlɡəˌmuːt]
The verdict
“wohlgemut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heiter gestimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohlgemut · wohlgemut · German
wohlgemut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | wohlgemut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvoːlɡəˌmuːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wohlgemut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wohlgemut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvoːlɡəˌmuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heiter gestimmt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wohlgemut, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wohlgemut, spelled W-O-H-L-G-E-M-U-T.
Definition
- 1heiter gestimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wohlgemut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] trank auch wohlgemut ein Glas von dem Roten danach (›Bevi, bevi!‹) und war meiner auf einmal so sicher, daß mir sogar eine Zigarette gönnte.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.