wieder
\ˈviːdɐ\
The verdict
“wieder” is uncommon French (frequency #87,258 among 27,995 “W” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,258
- frequency rank, French
- 27,995
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Encore une fois, de nouveau.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wieder |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈviːdɐ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #87,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wieder” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wieder is uncommon French at frequency #87,258 among 27,995 “W” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈviːdɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for wieder in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is wieder, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Encore une fois, de nouveau.
- 2Adverbe qui indique qu'un état antérieur est rétabli, comme re- en français.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “wieder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-I-E-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈviːdɐ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.