wäscht

[vɛʃt]

/[vɛʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“wäscht” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,778
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wascht · wäscht · German

wäscht · rank #19,778 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,778
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Währungen

Nearest frequency peer: Währungen (-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 „wäscht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wäscht“ 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).

wäscht vs wash
50% similar
wäscht vs watch
50% similar
wäscht vs Wucht
50% similar

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

Key facts for wäscht
PropertyValue
Headwordwäscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[vɛʃt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,778
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wäscht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wäschtliegt 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: „Währungen“ (#19,777), „wöchentliche“ (#19,779), „Wohlfahrt“ (#19,776). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wäscht“ bei #19,778. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wäscht (IPA [vɛʃt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,778 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wäscht, with forms such as "wsächt", "wwäscht", and "wäsccht". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "wash", "watch", "Wucht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wäscht, spelled W-Ä-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waschen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waschen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wsächt
  • wwäscht
  • wäsccht
  • wäschht
  • wäschtt
  • wäscth
  • wäshct
  • wässcht
  • äwscht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wäscht - 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.

wsächt2wwäscht1wäsccht1wäschht1wäschtt1wäscth2wäshct2wässcht1
Edit distance from "wäscht"

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 "wäscht"?
"wäscht" is spelled W-Ä-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛʃt].
What does "wäscht" mean?
As a verb, "wäscht" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs waschen
What words are commonly confused with "wäscht"?
"wäscht" is commonly confused with "wash", "watch", "Wucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wäscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wäscht" is [vɛʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wäscht" come from?
"wäscht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeller#19,784zucken#19,785Zulauf#19,787Aargau#19,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

vergab9 variantsAnflug9 variantsUmbauen9 variantsanruft9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list