Waisenkind
[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt]
The verdict
“Waisenkind” is an uncommon German word, ranked #81,146 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #81,146
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Kind aus einer Familie, das verwaiste auf Grund dessen, weil die Eltern ums Leben gekommen sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waisenkind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #81,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waisenkind” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Waisenkind is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, 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.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Waisenkind, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Waisenkind, spelled W-A-I-S-E-N-K-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1ein Kind aus einer Familie, das verwaiste auf Grund dessen, weil die Eltern ums Leben gekommen sind
- 2ein Kind aus einem Waisenhaus, das von seinen Eltern oder einem Elternteil als Baby ausgesetzt oder von den Behörden (Familienamt) weggenommen wurde
- 3fehlerhafter Umbruch am Ende einer Kolumne oder Satzspalte
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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.
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Using “Waisenkind”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-I-S-E-N-K-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌkɪnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.