wuchten
[ˈvʊxtn̩]
The verdict
“wuchten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine schwere Last heben und bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wuchten · wuchten · German
wuchten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | wuchten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvʊxtn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wuchten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wuchten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvʊxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for wuchten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wuchten, spelled W-U-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine schwere Last heben und bewegen
- 2mit Wucht (Schwung) bewegen, schlagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wuchten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vier Ampezzaner wuchteten einen schweren Stein über ihre Köpfe und begannen diesen nach Westen gen Enneberg zu tragen.“
„Nicht ordnungsgemäße Ladungssicherung oder über die Maßen unsymmetrische Beladung können Güterwagen aus dem Gleis wuchten.“
This word in other languages
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.