wachrufen
[ˈvaxˌʁuːfn̩]
The verdict
“wachrufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus dem Gedächtnis hervorholen, in Erinnerung rufen, an etwas erinnern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wachrufen · wachrufen · German
wachrufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | wachrufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈvaxˌʁuːfn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wachrufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wachrufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaxˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for wachrufen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wachrufen, spelled W-A-C-H-R-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus dem Gedächtnis hervorholen, in Erinnerung rufen, an etwas erinnern
- 2aktiv werden lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wachrufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gerhardts Kunst ließ ihn Bitte und Zuspruch sinnlich erfahren, sie rief Erinnerung wach und vermittelte Gemeinschaft trotz Einsamkeit.“
„Auch das Schicksal von Natur und Mensch unter dem Einfluss der zuweilen widrigen Elemente ruft Bilder wach, die ihn zu musikalischer Darstellung anregen.“
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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.