WC
German, noun/ve(ː)ˈtseː/
WC is spelled W-C (2 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written German, the 14,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). WC is a German neuter noun meaning “WC (water closet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abkürzung für Wasserklosett”.
What does WC mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterWC (water closet)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abkürzung für Wasserklosett
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of WC
- WCs genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce WC?
- /ve(ː)ˈtseː/
- [veːˈt͡seː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is WC in German?
WC appears 4.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).