waldarm
[ˈvaltˌʔaʁm]
The verdict
“waldarm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne größeren Baumbestand; wenig Wald habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-waldarm · waldarm · German
waldarm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | waldarm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvaltˌʔaʁm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „waldarm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
waldarm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaltˌʔaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne größeren Baumbestand; wenig Wald habend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for waldarm, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is waldarm, spelled W-A-L-D-A-R-M.
Definition
- 1ohne größeren Baumbestand; wenig Wald habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how waldarm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Als in den waldarmen Niederlanden Grachten gebaut wurden, begannen die Schwarzwälder, Weißtannen zu fällen und nach Amsterdam zu flößen.“
Weil die Böden der Magdeburger Börde so fruchtbar sind, wurde sehr viel geholzt, um Nahrungsmittel anbauen zu können. Noch heute ist sie sehr waldarm.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.