Dachwohnung
[ˈdaxˌvoːnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Dachwohnung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wohnung direkt unter dem Dach, im Dachgeschoss
Corpus desk
Index DE-dachwohnung · Dachwohnung · German
Dachwohnung · 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 "D" 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 | Dachwohnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaxˌvoːnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dachwohnung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dachwohnung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaxˌvoːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wohnung direkt unter dem Dach, im Dachgeschoss".
Dachwohnung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dachwohnung, spelled D-A-C-H-W-O-H-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Wohnung direkt unter dem Dach, im Dachgeschoss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dachwohnung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Dachwohnung ist oft preisgünstiger als die anderen Etagenwohnungen.
„Wieland Herzfelde hatte eine Dachwohnung im Hause Kurfürstendamm 76.“
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.