würdig
[ˈvʏʁdɪç]
The verdict
“würdig” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,792
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas verdient habend; so, dass jemandem etwas zusteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurdig · würdig · German
würdig · rank #11,792 · 9 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,792
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 38,697
- PHOTO-FINISH Wurm
Nearest frequency peer: Wurm (-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 “würdig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- worin
worin
88,212 corpus weight
- wundervoll
wundervoll
88,211 corpus weight
- Wurm
Wurm
88,210 corpus weight
- würdig
würdig
88,209 corpus weight
- zugeschrieb…
zugeschrieben
88,208 corpus weight
- zugute
zugute
88,207 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “würdig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | würdig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvʏʁdɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “würdig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around würdig (IPA [ˈvʏʁdɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,792 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for würdig, with forms such as "wrüdig", "wwürdig", and "wüdrig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "würzig", "würdigt", "würdige", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 würdig, spelled W-Ü-R-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1etwas verdient habend; so, dass jemandem etwas zusteht
- 2Würde ausstrahlend; den hohen Rang, die besondere Stellung, Bedeutung von jemandem anzeigend
- 3in moralischer, ethischer oder fachlicher Hinsicht für eine Aufgabe oder Auszeichnung geeignet
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- wrüdig
- wwürdig
- wüdrig
- würddig
- würdgi
- würdigg
- würidg
- würrdig
- üwrdig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of würdig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "würdig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.