Wortbildung

[ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ]

/[ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Wortbildung” is uncommon German (frequency #96,536 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,536
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lehre vom Aufbau oder der Bildung der Wörter aus lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortbildung · Wortbildung · German

Wortbildung · rank #96,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,536
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wortspielen

Nearest frequency peer: Wortspielen (+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 „Wortbildung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wortbildung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWortbildung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortbildung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wortbildungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wortspielen“ (#96,537), „Wojciech“ (#96,534), „Wumms“ (#96,538). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wortbildung“ bei #96,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wortbildung is uncommon German at frequency #96,536 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Wortbildung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wortbildung, spelled W-O-R-T-B-I-L-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lehre vom Aufbau oder der Bildung der Wörter aus lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen
  2. 2
    Bildung neuer Wörter auf der Grundlage von lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen
  3. 3
    morphologische Struktur der Wörter aus lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Wortbildung als Teilbereich der Morphologie, Morphemik untersucht die morphologische Struktur der Wörter.
  2. „Eine gewisse Zwischenstellung zwischen Lexik und Grammatik nimmt die Wortbildung ein.“

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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 "Wortbildung"?
"Wortbildung" is spelled W-O-R-T-B-I-L-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ].
What does "Wortbildung" mean?
As a noun, "Wortbildung" means: Lehre vom Aufbau oder der Bildung der Wörter aus lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen
How do you pronounce "Wortbildung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wortbildung" is [ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list