Waldhaus

[ˈvaltˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈvaltˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waldhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #55,849 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,849
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haus, das sich im Wald oder am Waldesrand befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-waldhaus · Waldhaus · German

Waldhaus · rank #55,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,849
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Völkerbund

Nearest frequency peer: Völkerbund (-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 „Waldhaus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waldhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaldhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaltˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waldhaus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Völkerbund“ (#55,848), „vorwarf“ (#55,847), „wandere“ (#55,851). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waldhaus“ bei #55,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waldhaus is uncommon German at frequency #55,849 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaltˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haus, das sich im Wald oder am Waldesrand befindet".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Waldhaus in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Waldhaus, spelled W-A-L-D-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haus, das sich im Wald oder am Waldesrand befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Zwischen Wernigerode und Schiercke liegt ein Waldhaus, ‚die drei Annen‘ genannt, welches seinen Namensursprung noch klar genug zeigt.“ [1863]

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 "Waldhaus"?
"Waldhaus" is spelled W-A-L-D-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaltˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Waldhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Waldhaus" means: Haus, das sich im Wald oder am Waldesrand befindet
How do you pronounce "Waldhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waldhaus" is [ˈvaltˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wartende#55,854Zivilist#55,884Venetien#55,806Valerius#55,804

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list