Wechsler

[ˈvɛkslɐ]

/[ˈvɛkslɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wechsler” is uncommon German (frequency #60,243 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,243
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der berufsmäßig Geld umtauscht

Corpus desk

Index DE-wechsler · Wechsler · German

Wechsler · rank #60,243 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,243
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wechselvolle

Nearest frequency peer: wechselvolle (-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 „Wechsler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wechsler
PropertyValue
HeadwordWechsler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛkslɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,243
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wechsler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wechslerfällt 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: „wechselvolle“ (#60,242), „weggekommen“ (#60,244), „wehrhafte“ (#60,245). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wechsler“ bei #60,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wechsler is uncommon German at frequency #60,243 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛkslɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Wechsler has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 Wechsler, spelled W-E-C-H-S-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der berufsmäßig Geld umtauscht
  2. 2
    jemand, der andere Dinge umtauscht
  3. 3
    Vorrichtung, die zum Umtauschen von etwas dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem Wechsler geht gerade so langsam das Kleingeld aus.
  2. An der Straße steht ein Wechsler für allerlei Dinge.

Synonyms

Geldwechsler

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 "Wechsler"?
"Wechsler" is spelled W-E-C-H-S-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛkslɐ].
What does "Wechsler" mean?
As a noun, "Wechsler" means: jemand, der berufsmäßig Geld umtauscht
How do you pronounce "Wechsler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wechsler" is [ˈvɛkslɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wechsler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list