Webbrowser

[ˈvɛpˌbʁaʊ̯zɐ]

/[ˈvɛpˌbʁaʊ̯zɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Webbrowser” is uncommon German (frequency #56,674 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,674
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Computersoftware zum Betrachten von Webseiten im World Wide Web

Corpus desk

Index DE-webbrowser · Webbrowser · German

Webbrowser · rank #56,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,674
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Waldkirch

Nearest frequency peer: Waldkirch (-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 „Webbrowser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Webbrowser
PropertyValue
HeadwordWebbrowser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛpˌbʁaʊ̯zɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,674
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Webbrowser“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Webbrowserfällt 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: „Waldkirch“ (#56,673), „wegweisende“ (#56,675), „Wahlausgang“ (#56,672). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Webbrowser“ bei #56,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Webbrowser is uncommon German at frequency #56,674 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛpˌbʁaʊ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Computersoftware zum Betrachten von Webseiten im World Wide Web".

Zero misspellings are on record for Webbrowser in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Webbrowser, spelled W-E-B-B-R-O-W-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Computersoftware zum Betrachten von Webseiten im World Wide Web

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein favorisierter Webbrowser ist der Internet Explorer.
  2. „Neben HTML-Seiten können Webbrowser verschiedene andere Arten von Dokumenten wie zum Beispiel Bilder und PDF-Dokumente anzeigen. Webbrowser stellen die Benutzeroberfläche für Webanwendungen dar.“

Synonyms

Browser

This word in other languages

web browser(English)navegador(Español)navigateur web(Français)

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 "Webbrowser"?
"Webbrowser" is spelled W-E-B-B-R-O-W-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛpˌbʁaʊ̯zɐ].
What does "Webbrowser" mean?
As a noun, "Webbrowser" means: Computersoftware zum Betrachten von Webseiten im World Wide Web
How do you pronounce "Webbrowser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Webbrowser" is [ˈvɛpˌbʁaʊ̯zɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Webbrowser" come from?
"Webbrowser" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vorverlegt#56,670vorliegend#56,667widersteht#56,684verteufeln#56,653

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list