Wachskerze
[ˈvaksˌkɛʁt͡sə]
The verdict
“Wachskerze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kerze aus Wachs
Corpus desk
Index DE-wachskerze · Wachskerze · German
Wachskerze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Wachskerze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaksˌkɛʁt͡sə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wachskerze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wachskerze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaksˌkɛʁt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kerze aus Wachs".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wachskerze, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wachskerze, spelled W-A-C-H-S-K-E-R-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Kerze aus Wachs
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wachskerze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schon eine handelsübliche Wachskerze riecht nach Geburtstag oder Weihnachten.“
„Hier war alles beherrscht vom würzigen Rauch der Wachskerzen, vom Ledergeruch, der dem Riemzeug und den Stiefeln der Soldaten entströmte und vom Naphtalinduft der Kaftane oder der so selten ans Tageslicht geförderten Contouche.“
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.