Würgegriff
[ˈvʏʁɡəˌɡʁɪf]
The verdict
“Würgegriff” is uncommon German (frequency #69,913 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,913
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Griff am Hals, um einer Person die Luft zu nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurgegriff · Würgegriff · German
Würgegriff · rank #69,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,913
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wölkchen
Nearest frequency peer: Wölkchen (-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 „Würgegriff“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- worm
worm
30,092 corpus weight
- worry
worry
30,091 corpus weight
- wählbaren
wählbaren
30,090 corpus weight
- Wölkchen
Wölkchen
30,089 corpus weight
- Würgegriff
Würgegriff
30,088 corpus weight
- württemberg…
württembergischer
30,087 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Würgegriff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Würgegriff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʏʁɡəˌɡʁɪf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #69,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Würgegriff“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Würgegriff is uncommon German at frequency #69,913 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʏʁɡəˌɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Griff am Hals, um einer Person die Luft zu nehmen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Würgegriff, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Würgegriff, spelled W-Ü-R-G-E-G-R-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Griff am Hals, um einer Person die Luft zu nehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Würgegriff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Elma konnte sich nur schwer vorstellen, wie Ása im Würgegriff Elísabets Hals umfasste.“
„Vor Cindys Augen packte er den Wachmann von hinten mit einem Würgegriff und schnitt ihm die Luftzufuhr ab.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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