gewaltig
\ɡəˈvaltɪç\
The verdict
“gewaltig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Puissant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gewaltig · gewaltig · French
gewaltig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gewaltig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡəˈvaltɪç\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gewaltig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gewaltig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡəˈvaltɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gewaltig, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is gewaltig, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Puissant.
- 2Immense, très grand.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gewaltig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eigentümer der gewaltigen Kathedrale ist der Freistaat Bayern. (...) Das Bistum Regensburg hat für den Dom eine 1966 getroffene Nutzungsvereinbarung. In anderen Domstädten sei das historisch bedingt anders geregelt (...)
(Die KI-Gigafabriken) werden eine gewaltige Rechenleistung und riesige Rechenzentren zusammenführen, um komplexe KI-Modelle in beispiellosem Umfang zu trainieren und zu entwickeln.
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.