Wäschetrockner

[ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]

/[ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wäschetrockner” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,132 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,132
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Haushaltsgerät zum Trocknen von Wäsche

Key facts for Wäschetrockner
PropertyValue
HeadwordWäschetrockner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#73,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wäschetrockner” 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). Wäschetrockner 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 Wäschetrockner is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,132 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Haushaltsgerät zum Trocknen von Wäsche".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Wäschetrockner in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wäschetrockner, spelled W-Ä-S-C-H-E-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haushaltsgerät zum Trocknen von Wäsche

Synonyms

AblufttrocknerKondensationstrocknerKondenstrocknerTumbler

This word in other languages

sèche-linge(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 "Wäschetrockner"?
"Wäschetrockner" is spelled W-Ä-S-C-H-E-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ].
What does "Wäschetrockner" mean?
As a noun, "Wäschetrockner" means: Haushaltsgerät zum Trocknen von Wäsche
How do you pronounce "Wäschetrockner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wäschetrockner" is [ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wäschetrockner" come from?
"Wäschetrockner" 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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Using “Wäschetrockner”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ä-S-C-H-E-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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