Waffeleisen

[ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Waffeleisen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,867 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,867
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Backen von Waffeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-waffeleisen · Waffeleisen · German

Waffeleisen · rank #68,867 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,867
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vulkanen

Nearest frequency peer: Vulkanen (-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 „Waffeleisen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waffeleisen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaffeleisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,867
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waffeleisen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Waffeleisenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vulkanen“ (#68,866), „Walldürn“ (#68,868), „wankt“ (#68,869). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waffeleisen“ bei #68,867. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waffeleisen is uncommon German at frequency #68,867 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zum Backen von Waffeln".

No misspelling variants are generated for Waffeleisen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Waffeleisen, spelled W-A-F-F-E-L-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zum Backen von Waffeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Waffeleisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. …daß Frau Svahn das Bedürfniß fühlte, sich eines der prächtigen, neuen Waffeleisen zuzulegen, mit denen man fünf Waffeln auf einmal backen kann.

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); 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 "Waffeleisen"?
"Waffeleisen" is spelled W-A-F-F-E-L-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "Waffeleisen" mean?
As a noun, "Waffeleisen" means: Gerät zum Backen von Waffeln
How do you pronounce "Waffeleisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waffeleisen" is [ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waffeleisen" come from?
"Waffeleisen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list