Wettbewerb

\ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp\

/\ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Championnat, compétition, concours.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wettbewerb · Wettbewerb · French

Wettbewerb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Wettbewerb
PropertyValue
HeadwordWettbewerb
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Wettbewerb » en français

Wettbewerbreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wettbewerb is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Wettbewerb has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Wettbewerb, spelled W-E-T-T-B-E-W-E-R-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Championnat, compétition, concours.
  2. 2
    Concurrence, compétition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Leichtathletikwettbewerb treten viele Sportler an.
  2. Es ist wohl einer der kuriosesten Wettbewerbe – und gewonnen hat ihn ein Kanadier: Zachary Knowles ist Weltmeister im Luftgitarre-Spielen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

TrainingZusammenspielMonopol

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 "Wettbewerb"?
"Wettbewerb" is spelled W-E-T-T-B-E-W-E-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp\.
What does "Wettbewerb" mean?
As a noun, "Wettbewerb" means: Championnat, compétition, concours.
How do you pronounce "Wettbewerb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wettbewerb" is \ˈvɛtbəˌvɛʁp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wettbewerb" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list