Waschtisch
[ˈvaʃˌtɪʃ]
The verdict
“Waschtisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Becken, an dem man sich waschen kann und das über eine Ablagefläche für Seife oder Ähnliches verfügt
Corpus desk
Index DE-waschtisch · Waschtisch · German
Waschtisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waschtisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaʃˌtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Waschtisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Waschtisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaʃˌtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Waschtisch, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Waschtisch, spelled W-A-S-C-H-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Becken, an dem man sich waschen kann und das über eine Ablagefläche für Seife oder Ähnliches verfügt
- 2Möbel mit eingelassenem oder aufgesetztem Waschbecken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Waschtisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Waschtisch aus schwarzem Marmor konnte man sich sehen.“
„Das da hing über dem Waschtisch und war ein Gauguin.“
Synonyms
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.