wohlsten

[ˈvoːlstn̩]

/[ˈvoːlstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wohlsten” is uncommon German (frequency #71,007 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,007
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohlsten · wohlsten · German

wohlsten · rank #71,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,007
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohlwollenden

Nearest frequency peer: wohlwollenden (+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 „wohlsten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wohlsten
PropertyValue
Headwordwohlsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvoːlstn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,007
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wohlsten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wohlstenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wohlwollenden“ (#71,008), „wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen“ (#71,005), „Winzern“ (#71,004). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wohlsten“ bei #71,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wohlsten is uncommon German at frequency #71,007 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvoːlstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

wohlsten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wohlsten, spelled W-O-H-L-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl

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 "wohlsten"?
"wohlsten" is spelled W-O-H-L-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːlstn̩].
What does "wohlsten" mean?
As an adjective, "wohlsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs wohl
How do you pronounce "wohlsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wohlsten" is [ˈvoːlstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wohlsten" come from?
"wohlsten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wenigste#70,994Abflüsse#71,053absegnen#71,061abstammt#71,062

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list