wachsend

[ˈvaksn̩t]

/[ˈvaksn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“wachsend” is uncommon German (frequency #66,854 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,854
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs wachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wachsend · wachsend · German

wachsend · rank #66,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,854
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vögelt

Nearest frequency peer: vögelt (-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 „wachsend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wachsend
PropertyValue
Headwordwachsend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvaksn̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wachsend“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wachsendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vögelt“ (#66,853), „Wahlkampfveranstaltung“ (#66,855), „Wahlkreises“ (#66,856). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wachsend“ bei #66,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wachsend is uncommon German at frequency #66,854 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈvaksn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs wachsen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wachsend, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wachsend, spelled W-A-C-H-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs wachsen

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 "wachsend"?
"wachsend" is spelled W-A-C-H-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaksn̩t].
What does "wachsend" mean?
As a verb, "wachsend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs wachsen
How do you pronounce "wachsend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wachsend" is [ˈvaksn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wachsend" come from?
"wachsend" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahlvolk#66,857Vornahme#66,850Westwind#66,870versiegt#66,834

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list