Wüterei

[vyːtəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[vyːtəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Wüterei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - extrem wütendes, oft ungerichtetes Verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-wuterei · Wüterei · German

Wüterei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Wüterei
PropertyValue
HeadwordWüterei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vyːtəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wüterei“ im Deutschen

Wütereiliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wüterei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vyːtəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "extrem wütendes, oft ungerichtetes Verhalten".

Wüterei doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wüterei, spelled W-Ü-T-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    extrem wütendes, oft ungerichtetes Verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Druck, den McLarney entfaltete, grenzte an Wüterei.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wüterei"?
"Wüterei" is spelled W-Ü-T-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [vyːtəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Wüterei" mean?
As a noun, "Wüterei" means: extrem wütendes, oft ungerichtetes Verhalten
How do you pronounce "Wüterei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wüterei" is [vyːtəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wüterei" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list