Werkstück

[ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk]

/[ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk]/ noun

The verdict

“Werkstück” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,398 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#46,398
frequency rank, German
9
letters
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Stück Material im Zustand der Bearbeitung

Key facts for Werkstück
PropertyValue
HeadwordWerkstück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,398
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Werkstück” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Werkstück lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Werkstück is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,398 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Stück Material im Zustand der Bearbeitung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Werkstück, with forms such as "ewrkstück", "wekrstück", and "werkkstück". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Werkstück, spelled W-E-R-K-S-T-Ü-C-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Stück Material im Zustand der Bearbeitung

Synonyms

Arbeitsstück

Antonyms

Werkmasse

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewrkstück,wekrstück,werkkstück,werksstück,werkstcük,werksttück,werkstücck,werkstückk,werkstükc,werksütck,werktsück,werrkstück,wersktück,wrekstück,wwerkstück

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Werkstück - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewrkstück2wekrstück2werkkstück1werksstück1werkstcük2werksttück1werkstücck1werkstückk1
Edit distance from "Werkstück"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Werkstück"?
"Werkstück" is spelled W-E-R-K-S-T-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk].
What does "Werkstück" mean?
As a noun, "Werkstück" means: ein Stück Material im Zustand der Bearbeitung
What are common misspellings of "Werkstück"?
Common misspellings include "ewrkstück", "wekrstück", "werkkstück", "werksstück", "werkstcük". The correct spelling is "Werkstück".
How do you pronounce "Werkstück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Werkstück" is [ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Werkstück" come from?
"Werkstück" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Werkstück”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-R-K-S-T-Ü-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛʁkˌʃtʏk] (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

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our German index:

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list