Nuklearwaffe
[nukleˈaːɐ̯ˌvafə]
The verdict
“Nuklearwaffe” 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) - Waffe, die ihre Explosionsenergie aus kernphysikalischen Prozessen (Kernfusion oder -spaltung) gewinnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-nuklearwaffe · Nuklearwaffe · German
Nuklearwaffe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Nuklearwaffe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nukleˈaːɐ̯ˌvafə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nuklearwaffe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nuklearwaffe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [nukleˈaːɐ̯ˌvafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Waffe, die ihre Explosionsenergie aus kernphysikalischen Prozessen (Kernfusion oder -spaltung) gewinnt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Nuklearwaffe in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nuklearwaffe, spelled N-U-K-L-E-A-R-W-A-F-F-E.
Definition
- 1Waffe, die ihre Explosionsenergie aus kernphysikalischen Prozessen (Kernfusion oder -spaltung) gewinnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nuklearwaffe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"«Wir werden Iran daran hindern, eine Nuklearwaffe zu bekommen», sagte Biden der «Süddeutschen Zeitung» vom Freitag."
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