Waisenkind

/[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#81,146

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Waisenkind is aGermannoun. It means: ein Kind aus einer Familie, das verwaiste auf Grund dessen, weil die Eltern ums Leben gekommen sind Pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt].

Key facts for Waisenkind
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaisenkind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,146
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Waisenkind in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Waisenkind is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,146 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Waisenkind in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Waisenkind, spelled W-A-I-S-E-N-K-I-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Kind aus einer Familie, das verwaiste auf Grund dessen, weil die Eltern ums Leben gekommen sind
  2. 2
    ein Kind aus einem Waisenhaus, das von seinen Eltern oder einem Elternteil als Baby ausgesetzt oder von den Behörden (Familienamt) weggenommen wurde
  3. 3
    fehlerhafter Umbruch am Ende einer Kolumne oder Satzspalte

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #81,146 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Waisenkind"?
"Waisenkind" is spelled W-A-I-S-E-N-K-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt].
What does "Waisenkind" mean?
As a noun, "Waisenkind" means: ein Kind aus einer Familie, das verwaiste auf Grund dessen, weil die Eltern ums Leben gekommen sind
How do you pronounce "Waisenkind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waisenkind" is [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waisenkind" come from?
"Waisenkind" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.