Gaswerk
[ˈɡaːsˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Gaswerk” is uncommon German (frequency #81,571 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,571
- frequency rank, German
- 54,401
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - technische Anlage, in der Gas (früher häufig beispielsweise durch Kohlevergasung) zu Heiz- oder Beleuchtungszwecken aufbereitet wird (beispielsweise zu Stadtgas oder Leuchtgas)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gaswerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaːsˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gaswerk” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Gaswerk is uncommon German at frequency #81,571 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːsˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Gaswerk, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gaswerk, spelled G-A-S-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1technische Anlage, in der Gas (früher häufig beispielsweise durch Kohlevergasung) zu Heiz- oder Beleuchtungszwecken aufbereitet wird (beispielsweise zu Stadtgas oder Leuchtgas)
- 2Firma, die Erdgas speichert und über ein Gasnetz meist zu Heizzwecken verteilt
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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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Using “Gaswerk”
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- The one correct German spelling is G-A-S-W-E-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.