Volkshochschulen

[ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlən]

/[ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volkshochschulen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,812 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,812
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Volkshochschule

Corpus desk

Index DE-volkshochschulen · Volkshochschulen · German

Volkshochschulen · rank #51,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,812
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorderer

Nearest frequency peer: vorderer (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Volkshochschulen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Volkshochschulen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volkshochschulen
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolkshochschulen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlən]
Letters16
Frequency rank#51,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volkshochschulen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Volkshochschulenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorderer“ (#51,813), „Vokabel“ (#51,810), „vorgebeugt“ (#51,814). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volkshochschulen“ bei #51,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volkshochschulen is uncommon German at frequency #51,812 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Volkshochschulen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Volkshochschulen, spelled V-O-L-K-S-H-O-C-H-S-C-H-U-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Volkshochschule
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Volkshochschule
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Volkshochschule
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Volkshochschule

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Volkshochschulen"?
"Volkshochschulen" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-H-O-C-H-S-C-H-U-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlən].
What does "Volkshochschulen" mean?
As a noun, "Volkshochschulen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Volkshochschule
How do you pronounce "Volkshochschulen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volkshochschulen" is [ˈfɔlkshoːxʃuːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volkshochschulen" come from?
"Volkshochschulen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Volkshochschulen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

völkerrechtliche#51,818Verwaltungsrates#51,803Verständlichkeit#51,801zusammenzuführen#51,868

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list