Waschmittel
[ˈvaʃˌmɪtl̩]
The verdict
“Waschmittel” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,874
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gemisch verschiedener Substanzen in flüssiger, gelartiger oder pulverförmiger Art bezeichnet, das zum Reinigen von Textilien verwendet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waschmittel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaʃˌmɪtl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #31,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waschmittel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Waschmittel (IPA [ˈvaʃˌmɪtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,874 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gemisch verschiedener Substanzen in flüssiger, gelartiger oder pulverförmiger Art bezeichnet, das zum Reinigen von Textilien verwendet wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waschmittel, with forms such as "awschmittel", "wacshmittel", and "wascchmittel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Waschmittel, spelled W-A-S-C-H-M-I-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Gemisch verschiedener Substanzen in flüssiger, gelartiger oder pulverförmiger Art bezeichnet, das zum Reinigen von Textilien verwendet wird
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awschmittel,wacshmittel,wascchmittel,waschhmittel,waschimttel,waschmitel,waschmitetl,waschmittell,waschmittle,waschmmittel,waschmtitel,wascmhittel,washcmittel,wasschmittel,wsachmittel,wwaschmittel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waschmittel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Waschmittel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-C-H-M-I-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaʃˌmɪtl̩] (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.