Wollust

[ˈvɔlʊst]

/[ˈvɔlʊst]/ noun

The verdict

“Wollust” is uncommon German (frequency #66,884 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,884
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefühl der Lust und der sexuellen Begierde, das besonders bei sexueller Erregung und der Befriedigung sexueller Wünsche entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-wollust · Wollust · German

Wollust · rank #66,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,884
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wohnräumen

Nearest frequency peer: Wohnräumen (-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 „Wollust“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wollust
PropertyValue
HeadwordWollust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔlʊst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wollust“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wohnräumen“ (#66,883), „wolves“ (#66,885), „wohlgefühlt“ (#66,882). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wollust“ bei #66,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wollust is uncommon German at frequency #66,884 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlʊst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wollust, 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Wollust, spelled W-O-L-L-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefühl der Lust und der sexuellen Begierde, das besonders bei sexueller Erregung und der Befriedigung sexueller Wünsche entsteht
  2. 2
    Wonne, Vergnügen
  3. 3
    Freude, Vergnügen, Ergötzung, Fröhlichkeit
  4. 4
    Ausschweifungen, Laster
  5. 5
    Lebensweise, die durch Lasterhaftigkeit, Unsittlichkeit und das Sündigen gekennzeichnet ist
  6. 6
    Reiz, Schönheit, Süße
  7. 7
    Geschlechtsverkehr, Sex
  8. 8
    wollüstiger Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Anblick ihres entblößten Körpers, der von den Laken nur spärlich bedeckt wurde, übermannte ihn eine lang vermisste Wollust.
  2. „Hatte ihn eben noch die Wollust übermannt, so spürte er im nächsten Moment, wie sie verebbte.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "Wollust"?
"Wollust" is spelled W-O-L-L-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔlʊst].
What does "Wollust" mean?
As a noun, "Wollust" means: Gefühl der Lust und der sexuellen Begierde, das besonders bei sexueller Erregung und der Befriedigung sexueller Wünsche entsteht
How do you pronounce "Wollust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wollust" is [ˈvɔlʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wollust" come from?
"Wollust" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list