Waschmaschine

[ˈvaʃmaˌʃiːnə]

/[ˈvaʃmaˌʃiːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waschmaschine” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,151
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektrisches Haushaltsgerät zum Waschen von Kleidung

Corpus desk

Index DE-waschmaschine · Waschmaschine · German

Waschmaschine · rank #11,151 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,151
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH verzögert

Nearest frequency peer: verzögert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Waschmaschine“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Waschmaschine“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Waschmaschine vs Waschmaschinen
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Waschmaschine
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaschmaschine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʃmaˌʃiːnə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#11,151
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Waschmaschine“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Waschmaschineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verzögert“ (#11,150), „verschenken“ (#11,149), „weitestgehend“ (#11,153). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waschmaschine“ bei #11,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Waschmaschine (IPA [ˈvaʃmaˌʃiːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,151 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "elektrisches Haushaltsgerät zum Waschen von Kleidung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waschmaschine, with forms such as "awschmaschine", "wacshmaschine", and "wascchmaschine". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Waschmaschinen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Waschmaschine, spelled W-A-S-C-H-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    elektrisches Haushaltsgerät zum Waschen von Kleidung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hausmann wäscht die Wäsche in der Waschmaschine.
  2. „In die Schlucht hatte jemand eine alte Waschmaschine geworfen.“

Synonyms

Waschautomat

Antonyms

TrocknerWäschetrockner

This word in other languages

washing machine(English)lavadora(Español)machine à laver(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awschmaschine
  • wacshmaschine
  • wascchmaschine
  • waschamschine
  • waschhmaschine
  • waschmacshine
  • waschmascchine
  • waschmaschhine
  • waschmaschien
  • waschmaschinne
  • waschmaschnie
  • waschmascihne
  • waschmashcine
  • waschmasschine
  • waschmmaschine
  • waschmsachine
  • wascmhaschine
  • washcmaschine
  • wasschmaschine
  • wsachmaschine
  • wwaschmaschine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waschmaschine - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

awschmaschine2wacshmaschine2wascchmaschine1waschamschine2waschhmaschine1waschmacshine2waschmascchine1waschmaschhine1
Edit distance from "Waschmaschine"

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 "Waschmaschine"?
"Waschmaschine" is spelled W-A-S-C-H-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʃmaˌʃiːnə].
What does "Waschmaschine" mean?
As a noun, "Waschmaschine" means: elektrisches Haushaltsgerät zum Waschen von Kleidung
What words are commonly confused with "Waschmaschine"?
"Waschmaschine" is commonly confused with "Waschmaschinen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Waschmaschine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waschmaschine" is [ˈvaʃmaˌʃiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waschmaschine" come from?
"Waschmaschine" 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 "Waschmaschine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weitestgehend#11,153Muttersprache#11,099gegenwärtigen#11,241Gruppierungen#11,246

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

ausschlaggebend21 variantsAdministration21 variantsÜbereinstimmung21 variantsstrategischen21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list