Warteschlange

[ˈvaʁtəˌʃlaŋə]

/[ˈvaʁtəˌʃlaŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Warteschlange” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,302
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine geordnete Reihe wartender Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-warteschlange · Warteschlange · German

Warteschlange · rank #37,302 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,302
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Warenhaus

Nearest frequency peer: Warenhaus (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Warteschlange“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Warteschlange“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Warteschlange
PropertyValue
HeadwordWarteschlange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʁtəˌʃlaŋə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#37,302
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Warteschlange“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Warteschlangeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Warenhaus“ (#37,301), „Watts“ (#37,303), „weggefallen“ (#37,304). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Warteschlange“ bei #37,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Warteschlange (IPA [ˈvaʁtəˌʃlaŋə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,302 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Warteschlange, with forms such as "awrteschlange", "waretschlange", and "warrteschlange". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Warteschlange, spelled W-A-R-T-E-S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine geordnete Reihe wartender Menschen
  2. 2
    sequentielle Aufbewahrungsart für eine kurzfristig nicht zur Verfügung stehende Datenmenge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor der Kasse des Kinos bildete sich eine lange Warteschlange an Menschen.
  2. „Dabei stehen wir in der Warteschlange.“

Synonyms

Queue

This word in other languages

queue(English)cola(Español)file d'attente(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awrteschlange
  • waretschlange
  • warrteschlange
  • wartecshlange
  • wartescchlange
  • warteschalnge
  • warteschhlange
  • warteschlagne
  • warteschlaneg
  • warteschlangge
  • warteschlannge
  • warteschllange
  • warteschlnage
  • wartesclhange
  • warteshclange
  • wartesschlange
  • wartsechlange
  • wartteschlange
  • watreschlange
  • wrateschlange
  • wwarteschlange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Warteschlange - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

awrteschlange2waretschlange2warrteschlange1wartecshlange2wartescchlange1warteschalnge2warteschhlange1warteschlagne2
Edit distance from "Warteschlange"

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 "Warteschlange"?
"Warteschlange" is spelled W-A-R-T-E-S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʁtəˌʃlaŋə].
What does "Warteschlange" mean?
As a noun, "Warteschlange" means: eine geordnete Reihe wartender Menschen
What are common misspellings of "Warteschlange"?
Common misspellings include "awrteschlange", "waretschlange", "warrteschlange", "wartecshlange", "wartescchlange". The correct spelling is "Warteschlange".
How do you pronounce "Warteschlange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Warteschlange" is [ˈvaʁtəˌʃlaŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Warteschlange" come from?
"Warteschlange" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wiederzugeben#37,309verschollenen#37,279verschlossene#37,278verschlimmern#37,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

unsterblichen21 variantsTaschentücher21 variantssüdwestlichen21 variantssüdkoreanische21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list