Wienerwald

[ˈviːnɐˌvalt]

/[ˈviːnɐˌvalt]/ name

The verdict

“Wienerwald” is uncommon German (frequency #52,587 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,587
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nordöstlicher Ausläufer der Alpen in Niederösterreich und Wien

Corpus desk

Index DE-wienerwald · Wienerwald · German

Wienerwald · rank #52,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,587
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH willkommener

Nearest frequency peer: willkommener (+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 „Wienerwald“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wienerwald
PropertyValue
HeadwordWienerwald
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈviːnɐˌvalt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wienerwald“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wienerwaldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „willkommener“ (#52,588), „wicked“ (#52,585), „Winkels“ (#52,589). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wienerwald“ bei #52,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wienerwald is uncommon German at frequency #52,587 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈviːnɐˌvalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nordöstlicher Ausläufer der Alpen in Niederösterreich und Wien".

Zero misspellings are on record for Wienerwald in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wienerwald, spelled W-I-E-N-E-R-W-A-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    nordöstlicher Ausläufer der Alpen in Niederösterreich und Wien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wienerwald reicht bis in das Stadtgebiet von Wien.
  2. „Der generalüberholte Behälter sichert die Wasserversorgung in Döbling mitsamt dem Krapfenwaldlbad, versorgt aber auch im Wienerwald einzelne Wohnhäuser und Gasthäuser.“

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 "Wienerwald"?
"Wienerwald" is spelled W-I-E-N-E-R-W-A-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːnɐˌvalt].
What does "Wienerwald" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wienerwald" means: nordöstlicher Ausläufer der Alpen in Niederösterreich und Wien
How do you pronounce "Wienerwald"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wienerwald" is [ˈviːnɐˌvalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wienerwald" come from?
"Wienerwald" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list