Dienstwohnung

[ˈdiːnstˌvoːnʊŋ]

/[ˈdiːnstˌvoːnʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Dienstwohnung” is uncommon German (frequency #94,133 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,133
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wohnung, die jemandem so lange zur Verfügung gestellt wird, wie er die betreffende Arbeitsstelle innehat

Corpus desk

Index DE-dienstwohnung · Dienstwohnung · German

Dienstwohnung · rank #94,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,133
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diplomingenie…

Nearest frequency peer: Diplomingenieur (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Dienstwohnung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Dienstwohnung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Dienstwohnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDienstwohnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdiːnstˌvoːnʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#94,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dienstwohnung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dienstwohnung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dienstwohnung is uncommon German at frequency #94,133 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdiːnstˌvoːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wohnung, die jemandem so lange zur Verfügung gestellt wird, wie er die betreffende Arbeitsstelle innehat".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dienstwohnung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dienstwohnung, spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-W-O-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wohnung, die jemandem so lange zur Verfügung gestellt wird, wie er die betreffende Arbeitsstelle innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In der Schule steht für den Hausmeister eine Dienstwohnung zur Verfügung.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dienstwohnung"?
"Dienstwohnung" is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-W-O-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdiːnstˌvoːnʊŋ].
What does "Dienstwohnung" mean?
As a noun, "Dienstwohnung" means: Wohnung, die jemandem so lange zur Verfügung gestellt wird, wie er die betreffende Arbeitsstelle innehat
How do you pronounce "Dienstwohnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dienstwohnung" is [ˈdiːnstˌvoːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dienstwohnung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dienstwohnung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list