Wattens

[ˈvatn̩s]

/[ˈvatn̩s]/ noun

The verdict

“Wattens” is uncommon German (frequency #82,331 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,331
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Watten

Corpus desk

Index DE-wattens · Wattens · German

Wattens · rank #82,331 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,331
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Webentwicklung

Nearest frequency peer: Webentwicklung (+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 „Wattens“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wattens
PropertyValue
HeadwordWattens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvatn̩s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,331
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wattens“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Webentwicklung“ (#82,332), „Wasserstoffperoxid“ (#82,329), „Wegenetz“ (#82,333). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wattens“ bei #82,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wattens is uncommon German at frequency #82,331 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvatn̩s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Watten".

Zero misspellings are on record for Wattens in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wattens, spelled W-A-T-T-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Watten

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 "Wattens"?
"Wattens" is spelled W-A-T-T-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvatn̩s].
What does "Wattens" mean?
As a noun, "Wattens" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Watten
How do you pronounce "Wattens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wattens" is [ˈvatn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wattens" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list