Waise

[ˈvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈvaɪ̯zə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waise” is uncommon German (frequency #51,825 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,825
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - minderjährige Person, die beide Eltern oder eines der Elternteile (durch Tod) verloren hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-waise · Waise · German

Waise · rank #51,825 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,825
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahrsager

Nearest frequency peer: Wahrsager (-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 „Waise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waise
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯zə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waise“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Waisefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wahrsager“ (#51,824), „Wahlniederlage“ (#51,823), „wannen“ (#51,827). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waise“ bei #51,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waise is uncommon German at frequency #51,825 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Waise in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Waise, spelled W-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    minderjährige Person, die beide Eltern oder eines der Elternteile (durch Tod) verloren hat
  2. 2
    keinen Reim aufweisende Verszeile innerhalb einer gereimten Strophe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie waren mir, dem Waisen, Vater und Mutter, sie waren mir, dem Geschwisterlosen, Bruder und Schwester.“
  2. „Maugham schildert sich in seinem Roman in der Gestalt des klumpfüßigen Waisen Philip Carey.“

Synonyms

WaisenkindjüdischJausemWaisenzeile

This word in other languages

orphan(English)huérfano(Español)orphelin(Français)órfão(Português)

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 "Waise"?
"Waise" is spelled W-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯zə].
What does "Waise" mean?
As a noun, "Waise" means: minderjährige Person, die beide Eltern oder eines der Elternteile (durch Tod) verloren hat
How do you pronounce "Waise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waise" is [ˈvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waise" come from?
"Waise" 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 "Waise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vibes#51,808würgt#51,852Uslar#51,784Urbar#51,782

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list