Wanne

/[ˈvanə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,633

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Wanne is aGermannoun. It means: längliches, nach oben offenes Gefäß mit hohen Wänden und flachem Boden, meist für Flüssigkeiten, ähnlich einem Becken Pronounced [ˈvanə]. Often confused with wenn and Ware.

Key facts for Wanne
PropertyValue
HeadwordWanne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvanə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,633
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wanne in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wanne is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvanə]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,633 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wanne, with forms such as "awnne", "wane", and "wanen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wenn", "Ware", "Want", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wanne, spelled W-A-N-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    längliches, nach oben offenes Gefäß mit hohen Wänden und flachem Boden, meist für Flüssigkeiten, ähnlich einem Becken
  2. 2
    (vergitterter) Mannschaftswagen der Polizei
  3. 3
    der große untere Teil eines Panzers, an welchem auch die Ketten oder Räder befestigt sind

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: awnne,wane,wanen,wnane,wwanne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wanne

Misspelling Variants of "Wanne"

awnne5wane4wanen5wnane5wwanne6
Misspelling Variants of "Wanne"

Frequency rank: #12,633 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wanne"?
"Wanne" is spelled W-A-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvanə].
What does "Wanne" mean?
As a noun, "Wanne" means: längliches, nach oben offenes Gefäß mit hohen Wänden und flachem Boden, meist für Flüssigkeiten, ähnlich einem Becken
What words are commonly confused with "Wanne"?
"Wanne" is commonly confused with "wenn", "Ware", "Want". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wanne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wanne" is [ˈvanə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wanne" come from?
"Wanne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.