Wachhaus
[ˈvaxˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Wachhaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kleine Behausung zum Aufenthalt von Wachpersonal
Corpus desk
Index DE-wachhaus · Wachhaus · German
Wachhaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Wachhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaxˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wachhaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wachhaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaxˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine kleine Behausung zum Aufenthalt von Wachpersonal".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wachhaus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wachhaus, spelled W-A-C-H-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1eine kleine Behausung zum Aufenthalt von Wachpersonal
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wachhaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Soldat ging zurück ins Wachhaus.
„Als ich nur noch ein paar Ruten von der Landestelle entfernt war, die sich recht nahe an dem Wachhaus am Festland befand, begann Johnson zu schreien, er müsse ertrinken.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.