Subwoofer
[ˈsapvuːfɐ]
The verdict
“Subwoofer” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,569 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,569
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - spezieller Lautsprecher für tieffrequente Töne (Bass) an einer Stereo- oder Heimkinoanlage
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Subwoofer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsapvuːfɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Subwoofer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Subwoofer is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsapvuːfɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,569 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "spezieller Lautsprecher für tieffrequente Töne (Bass) an einer Stereo- oder Heimkinoanlage".
Zero misspellings are on record for Subwoofer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Subwoofer, spelled S-U-B-W-O-O-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1spezieller Lautsprecher für tieffrequente Töne (Bass) an einer Stereo- oder Heimkinoanlage
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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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-B-W-O-O-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsapvuːfɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.