Waldsassen

[valtˈzasn̩]

/[valtˈzasn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Waldsassen” is uncommon German (frequency #86,040 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,040
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-waldsassen · Waldsassen · German

Waldsassen · rank #86,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,040
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wanderschuhe

Nearest frequency peer: Wanderschuhe (+2 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 „Waldsassen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waldsassen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaldsassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[valtˈzasn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waldsassen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wanderschuhe“ (#86,042), „Warnsignale“ (#86,043), „Vöglein“ (#86,036). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waldsassen“ bei #86,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waldsassen is uncommon German at frequency #86,040 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [valtˈzasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Waldsassen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Waldsassen, spelled W-A-L-D-S-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Waldsassen liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.

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 "Waldsassen"?
"Waldsassen" is spelled W-A-L-D-S-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [valtˈzasn̩].
What does "Waldsassen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Waldsassen" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Waldsassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waldsassen" is [valtˈzasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waldsassen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorgreifen#86,031wendischen#86,052volllaufen#86,026verschätzt#86,012

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list