Wacholder

[vaˈxɔldɐ]

/[vaˈxɔldɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wacholder” is uncommon German (frequency #65,863 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,863
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine immergrüne Gattung in der Unterfamilie Cupressoideae aus der Familie der Zypressengewächse (Cupressaceae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wacholder · Wacholder · German

Wacholder · rank #65,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,863
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wachleute

Nearest frequency peer: Wachleute (-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 „Wacholder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wacholder
PropertyValue
HeadwordWacholder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaˈxɔldɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,863
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wacholder“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wacholderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wachleute“ (#65,862), „Waffenrecht“ (#65,864), „vorzüglichen“ (#65,861). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wacholder“ bei #65,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wacholder is uncommon German at frequency #65,863 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vaˈxɔldɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wacholder in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wacholder, spelled W-A-C-H-O-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine immergrüne Gattung in der Unterfamilie Cupressoideae aus der Familie der Zypressengewächse (Cupressaceae)
  2. 2
    Wacholderbeere, ein Gewürz
  3. 3
    einen Klaren, einen Wacholderschnaps

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wacholder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In unserem Garten steht ein Wacholder.
  2. Sauerkraut kann man mit Lorbeer und Wacholder würzen.

Synonyms

JuniperusKaddigKrammetKranewitMachandelMachandelbaumKrammetsbeereKranewitter

This word in other languages

juniper(English)enebro(Español)genévrier(Français)

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 "Wacholder"?
"Wacholder" is spelled W-A-C-H-O-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [vaˈxɔldɐ].
What does "Wacholder" mean?
As a noun, "Wacholder" means: eine immergrüne Gattung in der Unterfamilie Cupressoideae aus der Familie der Zypressengewächse (Cupressaceae)
How do you pronounce "Wacholder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wacholder" is [vaˈxɔldɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wacholder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wachleute#65,862Warnweste#65,870Warteraum#65,871Wasserbau#65,872

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list