Wurst
\vʊrst\
The verdict
“Wurst” is uncommon French (frequency #88,235 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,235
- frequency rank, French
- 549
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saucisse, saucisson.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wurst · Wurst · French
Wurst · rank #88,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,235
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 549
- PHOTO-FINISH WK
Nearest frequency peer: WK (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Wurst »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Wiltz
Wiltz
11,769 corpus weight
- Winnicott
Winnicott
11,768 corpus weight
- WK
WK
11,767 corpus weight
- Wurst
Wurst
11,766 corpus weight
- Xoxo
Xoxo
11,764 corpus weight
- Yasin
Yasin
11,763 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Wurst » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wurst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vʊrst\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #88,235 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Wurst » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Wurst is uncommon French at frequency #88,235 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \vʊrst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Wurst in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Wurst, spelled W-U-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1Saucisse, saucisson.
- 2Objet d’une forme de boudin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wurst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein reichhaltiges Buffett mit Wurst und Käse war aufgebaut.
Deutschland ist mit über 1 500 Sorten ein Paradies für Wurst und Würstchen.
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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