Wachtturm
[ˈvaxtˌtʊʁm]
The verdict
“Wachtturm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Turm zur Überwachung eines Areals
Corpus desk
Index DE-wachtturm · Wachtturm · German
Wachtturm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Wachtturm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaxtˌtʊʁm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wachtturm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wachtturm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaxtˌtʊʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Turm zur Überwachung eines Areals".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wachtturm, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wachtturm, spelled W-A-C-H-T-T-U-R-M.
Definition
- 1Turm zur Überwachung eines Areals
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wachtturm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An diesem Wachtturm dort kommt keiner vorbei ohne aufzufallen.
„Vor dem Sandwasser stand früher der alte Wachtturm.“
Synonyms
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.