wünschenswerte

[ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“wünschenswerte” is uncommon German (frequency #79,966 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,966
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert

Key facts for wünschenswerte
PropertyValue
Headwordwünschenswerte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#79,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wünschenswerte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wünschenswerte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wünschenswerte is uncommon German at frequency #79,966 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wünschenswerte in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wünschenswerte, spelled W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E-N-S-W-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert

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 "wünschenswerte"?
"wünschenswerte" is spelled W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E-N-S-W-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə].
What does "wünschenswerte" mean?
As an adjective, "wünschenswerte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wünschenswert
How do you pronounce "wünschenswerte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wünschenswerte" is [ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wünschenswerte" come from?
"wünschenswerte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “wünschenswerte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-N-S-C-H-E-N-S-W-E-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvʏnʃn̩sˌveːɐ̯tə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list