Wäschetrockner

[ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]

/[ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wäschetrockner” is uncommon German (frequency #73,132 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,132
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haushaltsgerät zum Trocknen von Wäsche

Corpus desk

Index DE-waschetrockner · Wäschetrockner · German

Wäschetrockner · rank #73,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,132
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wöchentlicher

Nearest frequency peer: wöchentlicher (+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 „Wäschetrockner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wäschetrockner
PropertyValue
HeadwordWäschetrockner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#73,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wäschetrockner“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wäschetrocknerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wöchentlicher“ (#73,133), „würgte“ (#73,134), „Wortschatzes“ (#73,129). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wäschetrockner“ bei #73,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wäschetrockner is uncommon German at frequency #73,132 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛʃəˌtʁɔknɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Wäschetrockner ist eine große Hilfe für die Hausfrau.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeichensprache#73,140weitreichender#73,108weitergefahren#73,106Wartungskosten#73,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list