Wartesaal

[ˈvaʁtəˌzaːl]

/[ˈvaʁtəˌzaːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Wartesaal” is uncommon German (frequency #82,328 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,328
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größerer Raum in einem Bahnhof, Flughafen oder dergleichen, in dem Reisende auf ihre Weiterreise warten können

Corpus desk

Index DE-wartesaal · Wartesaal · German

Wartesaal · rank #82,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,328
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Warens

Nearest frequency peer: Warens (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Wartesaal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wartesaal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wartesaal
PropertyValue
HeadwordWartesaal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʁtəˌzaːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wartesaal“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wartesaalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Warens“ (#82,327), „Wasserstoffperoxid“ (#82,329), „walisischen“ (#82,325). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wartesaal“ bei #82,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wartesaal is uncommon German at frequency #82,328 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaʁtəˌzaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größerer Raum in einem Bahnhof, Flughafen oder dergleichen, in dem Reisende auf ihre Weiterreise warten können".

Zero misspellings are on record for Wartesaal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wartesaal, spelled W-A-R-T-E-S-A-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    größerer Raum in einem Bahnhof, Flughafen oder dergleichen, in dem Reisende auf ihre Weiterreise warten können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wartesaal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „So vertrieb ich mir durch höchst angenehme Zauberkünste in diesem Wartesaal die Zeit, die wie im Fluge verfloß.“
  2. „Schlump stieg aus und ging in den Wartesaal, der gestopft voll war von feldgrauen Soldaten.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Wartesaal"?
"Wartesaal" is spelled W-A-R-T-E-S-A-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁtəˌzaːl].
What does "Wartesaal" mean?
As a noun, "Wartesaal" means: größerer Raum in einem Bahnhof, Flughafen oder dergleichen, in dem Reisende auf ihre Weiterreise warten können
How do you pronounce "Wartesaal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wartesaal" is [ˈvaʁtəˌzaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wartesaal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Wartesaal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list