wuchern

[ˈvuːxɐn]

/[ˈvuːxɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“wuchern” is uncommon German (frequency #60,267 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,267
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wild, (zu) stark, (zu) üppig, unkontrolliert, ungewollt wachsen oder blühen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wuchern · wuchern · German

wuchern · rank #60,267 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,267
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Witzes

Nearest frequency peer: Witzes (-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 „wuchern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wuchern
PropertyValue
Headwordwuchern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvuːxɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wuchern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wuchernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Witzes“ (#60,266), „Wölbung“ (#60,268), „Yb“ (#60,269). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wuchern“ bei #60,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wuchern is uncommon German at frequency #60,267 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvuːxɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wuchern in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 wuchern, spelled W-U-C-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    wild, (zu) stark, (zu) üppig, unkontrolliert, ungewollt wachsen oder blühen
  2. 2
    unangemessen hohe Preise verlangen, mit etwas Wucher treiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wuchern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Unkraut wuchert in deinem Garten.
  2. Die Preise wuchern in deinem Laden.

Synonyms

ausschlagenaustreibensprießenwachsenhochtreiben

This word in other languages

proliferate(English)foisonner(Français)

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 "wuchern"?
"wuchern" is spelled W-U-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvuːxɐn].
What does "wuchern" mean?
As a verb, "wuchern" means: wild, (zu) stark, (zu) üppig, unkontrolliert, ungewollt wachsen oder blühen
How do you pronounce "wuchern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wuchern" is [ˈvuːxɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wuchern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wölbung#60,268willigt#60,259zittere#60,279Werners#60,252

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list