Waschbärbauch
[ˈvaʃbɛːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]
The verdict
“Waschbärbauch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eher den Status des Besitzers als Genießer kennzeichnender deutlich sichtbar hervortretender Bauch, aber auch kritisch gemeint, siehe Beispiele
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waschbärbauch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaʃbɛːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waschbärbauch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Waschbärbauch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaʃbɛːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eher den Status des Besitzers als Genießer kennzeichnender deutlich sichtbar hervortretender Bauch, aber auch kritisch gemeint, siehe Beispiele".
Waschbärbauch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Waschbärbauch, spelled W-A-S-C-H-B-Ä-R-B-A-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1eher den Status des Besitzers als Genießer kennzeichnender deutlich sichtbar hervortretender Bauch, aber auch kritisch gemeint, siehe Beispiele
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Waschbärbauch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-C-H-B-Ä-R-B-A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaʃbɛːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯x] (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.