wot
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The verdict
“wot” is uncommon German (frequency #77,569 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,569
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wot · wot · German
wot · rank #77,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,569
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Wunders
Nearest frequency peer: Wunders (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “wot”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wohnungsbaus
Wohnungsbaus
22,436 corpus weight
- Wolkenbruch
Wolkenbruch
22,434 corpus weight
- wot
wot
22,432 corpus weight
- Wunders
Wunders
22,431 corpus weight
- wurzelt
wurzelt
22,430 corpus weight
- Wädenswil
Wädenswil
22,429 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “wot” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #77,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wot” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wot is uncommon German at frequency #77,569 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wit".
No misspelling variants are generated for wot in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wot, spelled W-O-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wit
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.