Waschanlage

[ˈvaʃʔanˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈvaʃʔanˌlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waschanlage” is uncommon German (frequency #55,855 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,855
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage zur Säuberung von Fahrzeugen

Corpus desk

Index DE-waschanlage · Waschanlage · German

Waschanlage · rank #55,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,855
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wartende

Nearest frequency peer: wartende (-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 „Waschanlage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waschanlage
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaschanlage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʃʔanˌlaːɡə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waschanlage“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Waschanlagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wartende“ (#55,854), „Wasserpflanzen“ (#55,856), „wechselhaft“ (#55,857). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waschanlage“ bei #55,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waschanlage is uncommon German at frequency #55,855 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaʃʔanˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Waschanlage, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Waschanlage, spelled W-A-S-C-H-A-N-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anlage zur Säuberung von Fahrzeugen
  2. 2
    Konstruktion auf chemischer oder physikalischer Basis, die gewisse Stoffe entfernt
  3. 3
    Stelle/Unternehmen/Umstand, der ausgenutzt wird, um Geld vom illegalen in den legalen Sektor zu transferieren (waschen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weil sein Auto sehr schmutzig ist, fährt er durch die Waschanlage.
  2. „Die Verbrennungsprodukte passieren eine Ekonomisergruppe und gelangen dann in die eigentliche Waschanlage, die aus zwei Teilen besteht.“

Synonyms

Geldwaschanlage

This word in other languages

carwash(English)autolavado(Español)station de lavage(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 "Waschanlage"?
"Waschanlage" is spelled W-A-S-C-H-A-N-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʃʔanˌlaːɡə].
What does "Waschanlage" mean?
As a noun, "Waschanlage" means: Anlage zur Säuberung von Fahrzeugen
How do you pronounce "Waschanlage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waschanlage" is [ˈvaʃʔanˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waschanlage" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wechselhaft#55,857weiterhilft#55,861vorgespielt#55,843Zeitenwende#55,879

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list