Weberei

[veːbəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[veːbəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weberei” is uncommon German (frequency #50,189 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,189
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Textilwesen, ohne Plural, selten und veraltet: Technik zur Herstellung von textilen Flächengebilden, bei dem mindestens zwei Fadensysteme rechtwinklig verkreuzt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-weberei · Weberei · German

Weberei · rank #50,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,189
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Webserver

Nearest frequency peer: Webserver (+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 „Weberei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Weberei
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeberei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[veːbəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Weberei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Webserver“ (#50,190), „Wasserfläche“ (#50,187), „Wechselkurse“ (#50,191). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Weberei“ bei #50,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weberei is uncommon German at frequency #50,189 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [veːbəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Weberei has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Weberei, spelled W-E-B-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Textilwesen, ohne Plural, selten und veraltet: Technik zur Herstellung von textilen Flächengebilden, bei dem mindestens zwei Fadensysteme rechtwinklig verkreuzt werden
  2. 2
    Betriebsstätte, in der gewebte Textilien hergestellt werden
  3. 3
    ein einzelnes gewebtes Stück, eine einzelne Webarbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Weberei wurde im Kloster zur höchsten Vervollkommnung gebracht.
  2. Mein Vater arbeitet in der Weberei hier am Ort.

This word in other languages

weaving(English)

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 "Weberei"?
"Weberei" is spelled W-E-B-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [veːbəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Weberei" mean?
As a noun, "Weberei" means: Textilwesen, ohne Plural, selten und veraltet: Technik zur Herstellung von textilen Flächengebilden, bei dem mindestens zwei Fadensysteme rechtwinklig verkreuzt werden
How do you pronounce "Weberei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weberei" is [veːbəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weberei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

waiting#50,186wehrten#50,194wintern#50,203Yachten#50,208

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list