Wassenberg

[ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Wassenberg” is uncommon German (frequency #96,500 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,500
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Key facts for Wassenberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordWassenberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,500
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wassenberg” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wassenberg lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wassenberg is uncommon German at frequency #96,500 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wassenberg, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wassenberg, spelled W-A-S-S-E-N-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

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 "Wassenberg"?
"Wassenberg" is spelled W-A-S-S-E-N-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk].
What does "Wassenberg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wassenberg" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Wassenberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wassenberg" is [ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wassenberg" come from?
"Wassenberg" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Wassenberg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-S-S-E-N-B-E-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list