Wache
[ˈvaxə]
The verdict
“Wache” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,485
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beobachtung von jemandem oder etwas zwecks Kontrolle oder zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wache · Wache · German
Wache · rank #8,485 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,485
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Vollzeit
Nearest frequency peer: Vollzeit (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Wache”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- veränderte
veränderte
91,520 corpus weight
- Vollzeit
Vollzeit
91,517 corpus weight
- Wache
Wache
91,516 corpus weight
- Webseiten
Webseiten
91,515 corpus weight
- Weltbild
Weltbild
91,513 corpus weight
- Weser
Weser
91,512 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Wache” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaxə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Wache” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Wache (IPA [ˈvaxə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,485 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wache, with forms such as "awche", "wacche", and "waceh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wahl", "wahr", "Ware", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wache, spelled W-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Beobachtung von jemandem oder etwas zwecks Kontrolle oder zur Erhöhung der Sicherheit
- 2Dienststelle der Polizei oder Feuerwehr
- 3Kurzform für den Wachdienst oder die Gruppe von Soldaten, die diesen durchführt
- 4Person, die etwas bewacht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wache appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wegen seiner Erkrankung mussten wir Tag und Nacht bei ihm Wache halten.
Hier im Wald gibt es wilde Tiere, deshalb muss einer von uns Wache halten.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- awche
- wacche
- waceh
- wachhe
- wahce
- wcahe
- wwache
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wache - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wache", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Wache". Here's where to go from here.
- "Wache" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Wahl". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,485 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "W" letter cohort. W–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.