Warteraum

[ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m]

/[ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m]/ noun

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The verdict

“Warteraum” is an uncommon German word, ranked #65,871 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#65,871
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Raum, in dem man sich während einer Wartezeit aufhalten kann

Key facts for Warteraum
PropertyValue
HeadwordWarteraum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Warteraum” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Warteraum lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Warteraum is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,871 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Raum, in dem man sich während einer Wartezeit aufhalten kann".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Warteraum, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Warteraum, spelled W-A-R-T-E-R-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raum, in dem man sich während einer Wartezeit aufhalten kann

Synonyms

WartesaalWartezimmer

This word in other languages

salle d'attente(Français)

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 "Warteraum"?
"Warteraum" is spelled W-A-R-T-E-R-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m].
What does "Warteraum" mean?
As a noun, "Warteraum" means: Raum, in dem man sich während einer Wartezeit aufhalten kann
How do you pronounce "Warteraum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Warteraum" is [ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Warteraum" come from?
"Warteraum" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Warteraum”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-R-T-E-R-A-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaʁtəˌʁaʊ̯m] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list