Waschhandschuh
[ˈvaʃhantˌʃuː]
The verdict
“Waschhandschuh” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nur an einer Seite geöffneter Waschlappen, den man über die Hand stülpt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waschhandschuh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaʃhantˌʃuː] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waschhandschuh” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Waschhandschuh is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaʃhantˌʃuː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nur an einer Seite geöffneter Waschlappen, den man über die Hand stülpt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Waschhandschuh in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Waschhandschuh, spelled W-A-S-C-H-H-A-N-D-S-C-H-U-H.
Definition
- 1nur an einer Seite geöffneter Waschlappen, den man über die Hand stülpt
This word in other languages
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 “Waschhandschuh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-C-H-H-A-N-D-S-C-H-U-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaʃhantˌʃuː] (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.