wütig

[ˈvyːtɪç]

/[ˈvyːtɪç]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend, einen erregten Gemütszustand habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-wutig · wütig · German

wütig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 wütig
PropertyValue
Headwordwütig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvyːtɪç]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wütig“ im Deutschen

wütigliegt 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

wütig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvyːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend, einen erregten Gemütszustand habend".

wütig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 wütig, spelled W-Ü-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend, einen erregten Gemütszustand habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Und welcher Reformator hat wütiger gegen die Juden gepoltert als der Doktor aus Wittenberg?“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wütig"?
"wütig" is spelled W-Ü-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvyːtɪç].
What does "wütig" mean?
As an adjective, "wütig" means: sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend, einen erregten Gemütszustand habend
How do you pronounce "wütig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wütig" is [ˈvyːtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wütig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list