wütend

\ˈvyːtənd\

/\ˈvyːtənd\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Furieux, en colère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wutend · wütend · French

wütend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 wütend
PropertyValue
Headwordwütend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈvyːtənd\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « wütend » en français

wütendsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

wütend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈvyːtənd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for wütend 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is wütend, spelled W-Ü-T-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Furieux, en colère.
  2. 2
    Acharné (combat).
  3. 3
    Atroce (faim).
  4. 4
    De colère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wütend, paranoid, völlig geisteskrank oder doch kalt und berechnend: Über die Frage nach Putins Motiven für seinen Angriffskrieg wird heftig spekuliert.
  2. Ein dumpfes Bling signalisiert den Eingang einer Mail. Sie liest den Vornamen André und seufzt. Sie ist wütend, weniger weil er insistiert, sondern weil er weiß, dass er nicht insistieren soll, und sich dennoch nicht zurückhält.

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 "wütend"?
"wütend" is spelled W-Ü-T-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈvyːtənd\.
What does "wütend" mean?
As an adjective, "wütend" means: Furieux, en colère.
How do you pronounce "wütend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wütend" is \ˈvyːtənd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wütend" come from?
"wütend" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list