Wanze
[ˈvant͡sə]
The verdict
“Wanze” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,000 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #63,000
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Unterordnung der Insekten innerhalb der Schnabelkerfen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wanze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvant͡sə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,000 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wanze” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Wanze is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvant͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,000 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for Wanze in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wanze, spelled W-A-N-Z-E.
Definition
- 1eine Unterordnung der Insekten innerhalb der Schnabelkerfen
- 2kleines Abhörmikrofon, oft von Spionen verwendet
- 3für einen lästigen, schmarotzenden Menschen
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Wanze”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-N-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvant͡sə] (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.