Wortgruppe

[ˈvɔʁtˌɡʁʊpə]

/[ˈvɔʁtˌɡʁʊpə]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Folge von Wörtern (kleiner als ein Satz), die syntaktisch zusammenhängen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortgruppe · Wortgruppe · German

Wortgruppe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for Wortgruppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordWortgruppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtˌɡʁʊpə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortgruppe“ im Deutschen

Wortgruppesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wortgruppe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtˌɡʁʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Folge von Wörtern (kleiner als ein Satz), die syntaktisch zusammenhängen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wortgruppe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wortgruppe, spelled W-O-R-T-G-R-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Folge von Wörtern (kleiner als ein Satz), die syntaktisch zusammenhängen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur wortinternen Großschreibung: „Sie kommt vor bei Substantivkomposita und bei Wortgruppen, die nach den geltenden Normen getrennt zu schreiben wären.“
  2. „Dabei darf nicht übersehen werden, wie viele Initialwörter der Technik aus englischsprachigen Wortgruppen hervorgegangen sind:…“

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 "Wortgruppe"?
"Wortgruppe" is spelled W-O-R-T-G-R-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtˌɡʁʊpə].
What does "Wortgruppe" mean?
As a noun, "Wortgruppe" means: Folge von Wörtern (kleiner als ein Satz), die syntaktisch zusammenhängen
How do you pronounce "Wortgruppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wortgruppe" is [ˈvɔʁtˌɡʁʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wortgruppe" come from?
"Wortgruppe" 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