Wortklauberei
[vɔʁtklaʊ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Wortklauberei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besserwisserisches, pedantisches Festhalten an einer wortwörtlichen/unwichtigen Bedeutung/Auslegung eines Textes; Streit um Worte
Corpus desk
Index DE-wortklauberei · Wortklauberei · German
Wortklauberei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wortklauberei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vɔʁtklaʊ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortklauberei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wortklauberei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɔʁtklaʊ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besserwisserisches, pedantisches Festhalten an einer wortwörtlichen/unwichtigen Bedeutung/Auslegung eines Textes; Streit um Worte".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wortklauberei in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wortklauberei, spelled W-O-R-T-K-L-A-U-B-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1besserwisserisches, pedantisches Festhalten an einer wortwörtlichen/unwichtigen Bedeutung/Auslegung eines Textes; Streit um Worte
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wortklauberei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese kleinen, eigensinnigen Wortklaubereien ziehen sich konsequent durch den Roman.“
„Solche Wortklaubereien sind es, die ihn unglaubwürdig machen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.