wuchtiger

[ˈvʊxtɪɡɐ]

/[ˈvʊxtɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“wuchtiger” is uncommon German (frequency #92,484 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,484
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-wuchtiger · wuchtiger · German

wuchtiger · rank #92,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,484
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wortreich

Nearest frequency peer: wortreich (-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 „wuchtiger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wuchtiger
PropertyValue
Headwordwuchtiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvʊxtɪɡɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wuchtiger“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wuchtigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wortreich“ (#92,483), „Wählers“ (#92,485), „wonders“ (#92,482). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wuchtiger“ bei #92,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wuchtiger is uncommon German at frequency #92,484 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvʊxtɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wuchtiger, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wuchtiger, spelled W-U-C-H-T-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig

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 "wuchtiger"?
"wuchtiger" is spelled W-U-C-H-T-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʊxtɪɡɐ].
What does "wuchtiger" mean?
As an adjective, "wuchtiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wuchtig
How do you pronounce "wuchtiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wuchtiger" is [ˈvʊxtɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wuchtiger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wortreich#92,483Whitehall#92,466werbenden#92,461Wasserrad#92,452

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list