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 September 3, 2026) - Gefäß an einer Kettenkonstruktion, das zur Verbrennung von Weihrauch verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-weihrauchfass · Weihrauchfass · German
Weihrauchfass · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weihrauchfass |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯ʁaʊ̯xˌfas] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weihrauchfass“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weihrauchfass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Indianer hob die Schildkröte hoch und schwang sie wie ein Weihrauchfass vor sich her.“
„Höher und höher zieht die Prozession, und alle schwingen sie wohlriechende Weihrauchfässer und tragen brennende Kerzen.“
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.