Dschungelwald

[ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩ˌvalt]

/[ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩ˌvalt]/ noun

The verdict

“Dschungelwald” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dichter tropischer oder subtropischer Sumpfwald

Corpus desk

Index DE-dschungelwald · Dschungelwald · German

Dschungelwald · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for Dschungelwald
PropertyValue
HeadwordDschungelwald
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩ˌvalt]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dschungelwald“ im Deutschen

Dschungelwaldsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Dschungelwald is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩ˌvalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dichter tropischer oder subtropischer Sumpfwald".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dschungelwald, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dschungelwald, spelled D-S-C-H-U-N-G-E-L-W-A-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    dichter tropischer oder subtropischer Sumpfwald

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Jahre 1959 begannen die Bauernsoldaten Nordvietnams damit, den so genannten Ho-Chi-Minh-Pfad durch die Dschungelwälder von Laos zu schlagen; das Netz der Wege füllte sich mit Guerillakämpfern und Spionen, die alle Richtung Südvietnam marschierten.“
  2. „Im mexicanischen Bundesstaat Chiapas, in Guatemala und in Belize ist im Tiefland das Klima tropisch, ausgedehnte Dschungelwälder prägen hier das Landschaftsbild.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dschungelwald"?
"Dschungelwald" is spelled D-S-C-H-U-N-G-E-L-W-A-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩ˌvalt].
What does "Dschungelwald" mean?
As a noun, "Dschungelwald" means: dichter tropischer oder subtropischer Sumpfwald
How do you pronounce "Dschungelwald"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dschungelwald" is [ˈd͡ʒʊŋl̩ˌvalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dschungelwald" come from?
"Dschungelwald" is a German 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