Watzmann

[ˈvat͡sˌman]

/[ˈvat͡sˌman]/ name

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The verdict

“Watzmann” is uncommon German (frequency #88,504 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,504
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zentrales Bergmassiv der Berchtesgadener Alpen

Corpus desk

Index DE-watzmann · Watzmann · German

Watzmann · rank #88,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,504
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserweg

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserweg (-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 „Watzmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Watzmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordWatzmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvat͡sˌman]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Watzmann“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserweg“ (#88,503), „Wechselbalg“ (#88,505), „Wasserschutzpolizei“ (#88,502). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Watzmann“ bei #88,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Watzmann is uncommon German at frequency #88,504 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvat͡sˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zentrales Bergmassiv der Berchtesgadener Alpen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Watzmann, 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Watzmann, spelled W-A-T-Z-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zentrales Bergmassiv der Berchtesgadener Alpen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Watzmann halten sich ganzjährig einige Schnee- und Eisfelder, von denen der so genannte Watzmanngletscher das größte und die Eiskapelle aufgrund ihrer leichten Erreichbarkeit von St. Bartholomä das bekannteste ist.
  2. „Auf dem Watzmann ist es selbst in dieser Jahreszeit noch winterlich.“

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 "Watzmann"?
"Watzmann" is spelled W-A-T-Z-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvat͡sˌman].
What does "Watzmann" mean?
As a proper noun, "Watzmann" means: zentrales Bergmassiv der Berchtesgadener Alpen
How do you pronounce "Watzmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Watzmann" is [ˈvat͡sˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Watzmann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Westufer#88,515versorge#88,471wortkarg#88,542wrecking#88,543

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list