Wortbildung
[ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ]
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
- Wohnsiedlun…
Wohnsiedlungen
3,468 corpus weight
- Wojciech
Wojciech
3,467 corpus weight
- Wortbildung
Wortbildung
3,465 corpus weight
- Wortspielen
Wortspielen
3,464 corpus weight
- Wumms
Wumms
3,463 corpus weight
- wölbt
wölbt
3,461 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wortbildung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wortbildung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔʁtˌbɪldʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #96,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortbildung“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Lehre vom Aufbau oder der Bildung der Wörter aus lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen
- 2Bildung neuer Wörter auf der Grundlage von lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen
- 3morphologische Struktur der Wörter aus lexikalischen Morphemen und Wortbildungsmorphemen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wortbildung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wortbildung als Teilbereich der Morphologie, Morphemik untersucht die morphologische Struktur der Wörter.
„Eine gewisse Zwischenstellung zwischen Lexik und Grammatik nimmt die Wortbildung ein.“
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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.
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