Wortwahl
German, noun[ˈvɔʁtˌvaːl]
Wortwahl is spelled W-O-R-T-W-A-H-L (8 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wortwahl is a German feminine noun meaning “choice of words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(bewusste) Auswahl der Wörter, die man für eine mündliche oder schriftliche Äußerung benutzt”.
What does Wortwahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechoice of words
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (bewusste) Auswahl der Wörter, die man für eine mündliche oder schriftliche Äußerung benutzt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wortwahl
- Wortwahlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wortwahl?
- [ˈvɔʁtˌvaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wortwahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wortwahl in German?
Wortwahl appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).