Weihrauchfass
[ˈvaɪ̯ʁaʊ̯xˌfas]
The verdict
“Weihrauchfass” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gefäß an einer Kettenkonstruktion, das zur Verbrennung von Weihrauch verwendet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weihrauchfass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯ʁaʊ̯xˌfas] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weihrauchfass” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Weihrauchfass is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯ʁaʊ̯xˌfas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefäß an einer Kettenkonstruktion, das zur Verbrennung von Weihrauch verwendet wird".
Weihrauchfass doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Weihrauchfass, spelled W-E-I-H-R-A-U-C-H-F-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1Gefäß an einer Kettenkonstruktion, das zur Verbrennung von Weihrauch verwendet wird
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Weihrauchfass”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-H-R-A-U-C-H-F-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯ʁaʊ̯xˌfas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.