Wortgewandtheit

[ˈvɔʁtɡəˌvanthaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvɔʁtɡəˌvanthaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Wortgewandtheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit/Eigenschaft, gewandt im Reden zu sein, rhetorisch begabt zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortgewandtheit · Wortgewandtheit · German

Wortgewandtheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Wortgewandtheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordWortgewandtheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtɡəˌvanthaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortgewandtheit“ im Deutschen

Wortgewandtheitliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wortgewandtheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtɡəˌvanthaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit/Eigenschaft, gewandt im Reden zu sein, rhetorisch begabt zu sein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wortgewandtheit, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wortgewandtheit, spelled W-O-R-T-G-E-W-A-N-D-T-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit/Eigenschaft, gewandt im Reden zu sein, rhetorisch begabt zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit Esprit und Wortgewandtheit erzählt Fikret Catic humorvoll seine Lebensgeschichte und lässt den Leser diese hautnah miterleben.“
  2. „Die Sanftheit des goldbraunen Blicks kontrastierte zur aggressiven Ironie der geschwinden Rede; hinter der kapriziösen Wortgewandtheit der verwöhnten Prinzessin verbargen sich kindhafte Sprödheit und Unschuld.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wortgewandtheit"?
"Wortgewandtheit" is spelled W-O-R-T-G-E-W-A-N-D-T-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtɡəˌvanthaɪ̯t].
What does "Wortgewandtheit" mean?
As a noun, "Wortgewandtheit" means: Fähigkeit/Eigenschaft, gewandt im Reden zu sein, rhetorisch begabt zu sein
How do you pronounce "Wortgewandtheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wortgewandtheit" is [ˈvɔʁtɡəˌvanthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wortgewandtheit" come from?
"Wortgewandtheit" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list