Webstuhl
[ˈveːpˌʃtuːl]
The verdict
“Webstuhl” is uncommon German (frequency #74,169 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,169
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mechanische Vorrichtung (Gerät), mit der Gewebe hergestellt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-webstuhl · Webstuhl · German
Webstuhl · rank #74,169 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,169
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wechselhafte
Nearest frequency peer: wechselhafte (+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 „Webstuhl“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wallstreet
Wallstreet
25,835 corpus weight
- Wassermelon…
Wassermelonen
25,834 corpus weight
- Webstuhl
Webstuhl
25,832 corpus weight
- wechselhafte
wechselhafte
25,831 corpus weight
- Weeze
Weeze
25,830 corpus weight
- wegzuziehen
wegzuziehen
25,829 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Webstuhl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Webstuhl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːpˌʃtuːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #74,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Webstuhl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Webstuhl is uncommon German at frequency #74,169 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːpˌʃtuːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mechanische Vorrichtung (Gerät), mit der Gewebe hergestellt werden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Webstuhl, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Webstuhl, spelled W-E-B-S-T-U-H-L.
Definition
- 1mechanische Vorrichtung (Gerät), mit der Gewebe hergestellt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Webstuhl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Schiffchen fliegt, der Webstuhl kracht, / wir weben emsig Tag und Nacht.“
„In Laxnes wurden zwei Webstühle aufgestellt; einer in der oberen Wohnstube, der andere unten.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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