wohltätig
[ˈvoːlˌtɛːtɪç]
The verdict
“wohltätig” 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) - anderen Menschen helfend
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohltatig · wohltätig · German
wohltätig · 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 | wohltätig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvoːlˌtɛːtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wohltätig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wohltätig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvoːlˌtɛːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for wohltätig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is wohltätig, spelled W-O-H-L-T-Ä-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1anderen Menschen helfend
- 2wohltuend, ein angenehmes Gefühl bereitend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wohltätig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie engagiert sich seit Jahren für wohltätige Zwecke.
Eine wohltätige Massage wäre jetzt genau das Richtige.
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.