Wassenberg

[ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈvasn̩ˌbɛʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Wassenberg” is uncommon German (frequency #96,500 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,500
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-wassenberg · Wassenberg · German

Wassenberg · rank #96,500 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,500
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Warnschüsse

Nearest frequency peer: Warnschüsse (-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 „Wassenberg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wassenberg“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wassenbergfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Warnschüsse“ (#96,499), „Wassereinbruch“ (#96,501), „wasserlöslich“ (#96,502). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wassenberg“ bei #96,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wassenberg is uncommon German at frequency #96,500 among 2,930 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wassenberg liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weisgerber#96,509Wagenheber#96,490Vorkommens#96,482vollwertig#96,479

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list