Waffenhersteller

[ˈvafn̩ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]

/[ˈvafn̩ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waffenhersteller” is uncommon German (frequency #95,099 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,099
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unternehmen, das Waffen produziert; das Waffen entwickelt, baut und verkauft

Corpus desk

Index DE-waffenhersteller · Waffenhersteller · German

Waffenhersteller · rank #95,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,099
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlkampfmana…

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlkampfmanager (+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 „Waffenhersteller“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waffenhersteller
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaffenhersteller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvafn̩ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#95,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waffenhersteller“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wahlkampfmanager“ (#95,100), „Völkerschlacht“ (#95,096), „vorzuzeigen“ (#95,095). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waffenhersteller“ bei #95,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waffenhersteller is uncommon German at frequency #95,099 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvafn̩ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmen, das Waffen produziert; das Waffen entwickelt, baut und verkauft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Waffenhersteller, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Waffenhersteller, spelled W-A-F-F-E-N-H-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unternehmen, das Waffen produziert; das Waffen entwickelt, baut und verkauft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der russische Waffenhersteller Kalaschnikow ist auf der Suche nach neuen Exportprodukten.“

Synonyms

Waffenproduzent

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 "Waffenhersteller"?
"Waffenhersteller" is spelled W-A-F-F-E-N-H-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvafn̩ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ].
What does "Waffenhersteller" mean?
As a noun, "Waffenhersteller" means: Unternehmen, das Waffen produziert; das Waffen entwickelt, baut und verkauft
How do you pronounce "Waffenhersteller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waffenhersteller" is [ˈvafn̩ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waffenhersteller" come from?
"Waffenhersteller" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahlkampfmanager#95,100Verkehrsschilder#95,055Verfassungsbruch#95,051zivilisatorische#95,174

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list