Wortungeheuer
[ˈvɔʁtʔʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Wortungeheuer” 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) - besonders langes, besonders komplexes Wort
Corpus desk
Index DE-wortungeheuer · Wortungeheuer · German
Wortungeheuer · 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 | Wortungeheuer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔʁtʔʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortungeheuer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wortungeheuer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtʔʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders langes, besonders komplexes Wort".
Zero misspellings are on record for Wortungeheuer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wortungeheuer, spelled W-O-R-T-U-N-G-E-H-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1besonders langes, besonders komplexes Wort
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wortungeheuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der umgekehrte Witz besteht darin, ein Wortungeheuer oder einen ganzen Satz als einsilbiges Wort zu deklarieren.“
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.