Wildschwein
\ˈvɪltʃvaɪ̯n\
The verdict
“Wildschwein” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sanglier (Sus scrofa scrofa).
Corpus desk
Index FR-wildschwein · Wildschwein · French
Wildschwein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wildschwein |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈvɪltʃvaɪ̯n\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Wildschwein is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈvɪltʃvaɪ̯n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sanglier (Sus scrofa scrofa).".
Wildschwein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Wildschwein, spelled W-I-L-D-S-C-H-W-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Sanglier (Sus scrofa scrofa).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wildschwein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wildschweine richten große Flurschäden an.
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.