wörtlichen

[ˈvœʁtlɪçn̩]

/[ˈvœʁtlɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wörtlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,595 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,595
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortlichen · wörtlichen · German

wörtlichen · rank #52,595 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,595
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wärmste

Nearest frequency peer: wärmste (-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 „wörtlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wörtlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordwörtlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvœʁtlɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,595
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wörtlichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wörtlichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wärmste“ (#52,594), „Xerxes“ (#52,596), „WTC“ (#52,593). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wörtlichen“ bei #52,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wörtlichen is uncommon German at frequency #52,595 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvœʁtlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for wörtlichen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wörtlichen, spelled W-Ö-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich

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 "wörtlichen"?
"wörtlichen" is spelled W-Ö-R-T-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvœʁtlɪçn̩].
What does "wörtlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "wörtlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wörtlich
How do you pronounce "wörtlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wörtlichen" is [ˈvœʁtlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wörtlichen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list