wachsamen

[ˈvaxˌzaːmən]

/[ˈvaxˌzaːmən]/ adj

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The verdict

“wachsamen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,495 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,495
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam

Corpus desk

Index DE-wachsamen · wachsamen · German

wachsamen · rank #88,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,495
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorletztes

Nearest frequency peer: vorletztes (-2 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 „wachsamen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wachsamen
PropertyValue
Headwordwachsamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaxˌzaːmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wachsamen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorletztes“ (#88,493), „Wagons“ (#88,497), „vorgelassen“ (#88,492). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wachsamen“ bei #88,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wachsamen is uncommon German at frequency #88,495 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaxˌzaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

wachsamen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wachsamen, spelled W-A-C-H-S-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam

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 "wachsamen"?
"wachsamen" is spelled W-A-C-H-S-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaxˌzaːmən].
What does "wachsamen" mean?
As an adjective, "wachsamen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsam
How do you pronounce "wachsamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wachsamen" is [ˈvaxˌzaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wachsamen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wassereis#88,501Wasserweg#88,503Viehmarkt#88,480Videotext#88,479

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list