weitschweifig
\ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃvaɪ̯fɪç\
The verdict
“weitschweifig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prolixe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-weitschweifig · weitschweifig · French
weitschweifig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weitschweifig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃvaɪ̯fɪç\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
weitschweifig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃvaɪ̯fɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prolixe.".
weitschweifig has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is weitschweifig, spelled W-E-I-T-S-C-H-W-E-I-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1Prolixe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how weitschweifig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er driftete ab in weitschweifige Erinnerungen, doch Harry spürte deutlich, dass Slughorn mit ihm noch nicht fertig war und dass Neville und Ginny ihn nicht überzeugt hatten.
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.