wanker
[ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)]
The verdict
“wanker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein wertloser Mann; Wichser, Arschloch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wanker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wanker” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wanker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein wertloser Mann; Wichser, Arschloch".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wanker, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wanker, spelled W-A-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein wertloser Mann; Wichser, Arschloch
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.
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Using “wanker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-N-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)] (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.