Donnerbalken
[ˈdɔnɐˌbalkn̩]
The verdict
“Donnerbalken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - behelfsmäßiger Abort zum Verrichten des Toilettenganges aus einem Brett über einer Versitzgrube
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Index DE-donnerbalken · Donnerbalken · German
Donnerbalken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Donnerbalken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔnɐˌbalkn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Donnerbalken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Donnerbalken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔnɐˌbalkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Donnerbalken, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Donnerbalken, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R-B-A-L-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1behelfsmäßiger Abort zum Verrichten des Toilettenganges aus einem Brett über einer Versitzgrube
- 2das Brett zum Draufsetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Donnerbalken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich zog die Bank über das Loch, setzte mich wie auf einen Donnerbalken, begann lustlos zu blättern.“
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.