wächsern
[ˈvɛksɐn]
The verdict
“wächsern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - aus Wachs bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-wachsern · wächsern · German
wächsern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | wächsern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvɛksɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „wächsern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
wächsern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɛksɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wächsern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 wächsern, spelled W-Ä-C-H-S-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1aus Wachs bestehend
- 2wie Wachs aussehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wächsern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Knabe habe ich auf Jahrmärkten Schreckenskammern besucht, darin in wächsernen Figuren die Kaiser und Könige, die Helden und Mörder des Tages gezeigt wurden.“
Synonyms
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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.