Wanne
German, noun/ˈvanə/
Wanne is spelled W-A-N-N-E (5 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wanne is a German feminine noun meaning “for bathing or washing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “längliches, nach oben offenes Gefäß mit hohen Wänden und flachem Boden, meist für Flüssigkeiten, ähnlich…”.
What does Wanne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefor bathing or washing
- 2
femininefor technical uses, especially to collect or hold liquids
- 3
femininefor kitchen use
- 4
femininewinnowing basket
- 5
feminineslangpolice van
- 6
feminineclipping of Panzerwanne
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. längliches, nach oben offenes Gefäß mit hohen Wänden und flachem Boden, meist für Flüssigkeiten, ähnlich einem Becken 2. (vergitterter) Mannschaftswagen der Polizei 3. der große untere Teil eines Panzers, an welchem auch die Ketten oder Räder befestigt sind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wanne
- Wannen plural
- Wännchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wanne?
- /ˈvanə/
- [ˈvanə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wanne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wanne in German?
Wanne appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).