Wurstvergiftung
[ˈvʊʁstfɛɐ̯ˌɡɪftʊŋ]
The verdict
“Wurstvergiftung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vergiftung, die durch den Verzehr von verdorbener Wurst hervorgerufen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurstvergiftung · Wurstvergiftung · German
Wurstvergiftung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Wurstvergiftung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁstfɛɐ̯ˌɡɪftʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurstvergiftung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wurstvergiftung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁstfɛɐ̯ˌɡɪftʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vergiftung, die durch den Verzehr von verdorbener Wurst hervorgerufen wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wurstvergiftung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wurstvergiftung, spelled W-U-R-S-T-V-E-R-G-I-F-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vergiftung, die durch den Verzehr von verdorbener Wurst hervorgerufen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wurstvergiftung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Name Botulismus stammt von Justinus Kerner, der das Krankheitsbild 1817 beschrieb, da die Krankheit nach einer Wurstvergiftung (lat. botulus, Wurst) auftrat.“
Synonyms
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.