W-Wort
\ˈveːˌvɔʁt\
The verdict
“W-Wort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot interrogatif commençant par w, mot qu-.
Corpus desk
Index FR-w-wort · W-Wort · French
W-Wort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | W-Wort |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈveːˌvɔʁt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « W-Wort » en français
Rare enough to double-check
W-Wort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈveːˌvɔʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mot interrogatif commençant par w, mot qu-.".
W-Wort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is W-Wort, spelled W---W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Mot interrogatif commençant par w, mot qu-.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how W-Wort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nebensätze können im Deutschen ebenfalls von einem W-Wort im Vorfeld eingeleitet werden (dann aber mit Endstellung des Verbs), sie ergeben dann einen sogenannten indirekten Fragesatz: Ich frage mich, wo wir uns morgen treffen sollen.
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.