Waschung

[ˈvaʃʊŋ]

/[ˈvaʃʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Waschung” is uncommon German (frequency #89,800 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,800
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reinigung des Körpers oder Teilen davon mit Wasser (oder einer anderen Flüssigkeit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-waschung · Waschung · German

Waschung · rank #89,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,800
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH waschechten

Nearest frequency peer: waschechten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Waschung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Waschung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waschung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaschung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaʃʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waschung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Waschungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „waschechten“ (#89,799), „Wasserbedarf“ (#89,801), „Wanduhr“ (#89,798). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waschung“ bei #89,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waschung is uncommon German at frequency #89,800 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaʃʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reinigung des Körpers oder Teilen davon mit Wasser (oder einer anderen Flüssigkeit)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Waschung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Waschung, spelled W-A-S-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reinigung des Körpers oder Teilen davon mit Wasser (oder einer anderen Flüssigkeit)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Waschung des Patienten erfolgt mehrmals wöchentlich.
  2. „Viele Religionen (Judentum, Islam) enthalten Vorschriften für Bäder und Waschungen.“

This word in other languages

washing(English)toilette(Français)

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 "Waschung"?
"Waschung" is spelled W-A-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaʃʊŋ].
What does "Waschung" mean?
As a noun, "Waschung" means: Reinigung des Körpers oder Teilen davon mit Wasser (oder einer anderen Flüssigkeit)
How do you pronounce "Waschung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waschung" is [ˈvaʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waschung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wechsele#89,804Witzchen#89,831verleben#89,755zehnfach#89,848

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list