Wüstenrot

[ˈvyːstn̩ˌʁoːt]

/[ˈvyːstn̩ˌʁoːt]/ name

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The verdict

“Wüstenrot” is uncommon German (frequency #61,212 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,212
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-wustenrot · Wüstenrot · German

Wüstenrot · rank #61,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,212
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wölfin

Nearest frequency peer: Wölfin (-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 „Wüstenrot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wüstenrot
PropertyValue
HeadwordWüstenrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvyːstn̩ˌʁoːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,212
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wüstenrot“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wüstenrotfällt 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: „Wölfin“ (#61,211), „you've“ (#61,214), „Zahnärztin“ (#61,215). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wüstenrot“ bei #61,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wüstenrot is uncommon German at frequency #61,212 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvyːstn̩ˌʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Wüstenrot has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wüstenrot, spelled W-Ü-S-T-E-N-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Wüstenrot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wüstenrot liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Wüstenrot"?
"Wüstenrot" is spelled W-Ü-S-T-E-N-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvyːstn̩ˌʁoːt].
What does "Wüstenrot" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wüstenrot" means: Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Wüstenrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wüstenrot" is [ˈvyːstn̩ˌʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wüstenrot" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wildkatze#61,201Weinsberg#61,189Weingüter#61,188Abmeldung#61,244

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list