Wandmalerei
[ˌvantmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Wandmalerei” is uncommon German (frequency #62,999 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,999
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Form der Malkunst, bei der eine Wand als Grund verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-wandmalerei · Wandmalerei · German
Wandmalerei · rank #62,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,999
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wandelten
Nearest frequency peer: wandelten (-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 „Wandmalerei“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Waldflächen
Waldflächen
37,005 corpus weight
- Waldhausen
Waldhausen
37,004 corpus weight
- wandelten
wandelten
37,003 corpus weight
- Wandmalerei
Wandmalerei
37,002 corpus weight
- Wanze
Wanze
37,001 corpus weight
- Warnhinweise
Warnhinweise
37,000 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wandmalerei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wandmalerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌvantmaːləˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #62,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wandmalerei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wandmalerei is uncommon German at frequency #62,999 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌvantmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Wandmalerei in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wandmalerei, spelled W-A-N-D-M-A-L-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1Form der Malkunst, bei der eine Wand als Grund verwendet wird
- 2das durch [1] entstandene Gemälde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wandmalerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wandmalerei ist eine der ältesten überlieferten Kulturleistungen der Menschheit.
Die Wänder des Gebäudes waren überzogen von Wandmalereien.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 "Wandmalerei"?
What does "Wandmalerei" mean?
How do you pronounce "Wandmalerei"?
What language does "Wandmalerei" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wandmalerei", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).