Wachsmalstift
[ˈvaksmaːlʃtɪft]
The verdict
“Wachsmalstift” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Stift aus Wachsmalfarbe zum Malen oder Schreiben.
Corpus desk
Index DE-wachsmalstift · Wachsmalstift · German
Wachsmalstift · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | Wachsmalstift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaksmaːlʃtɪft] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wachsmalstift“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wachsmalstift is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaksmaːlʃtɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Stift aus Wachsmalfarbe zum Malen oder Schreiben.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wachsmalstift, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wachsmalstift, spelled W-A-C-H-S-M-A-L-S-T-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1ein Stift aus Wachsmalfarbe zum Malen oder Schreiben.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wachsmalstift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Mädchen schreibt mit einem Wachsmalstift.
This word in other languages
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.