Winterlager
[ˈvɪntɐˌlaːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Winterlager” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - provisorisch errichtete Unterkunft für den Winter
Corpus desk
Index DE-winterlager · Winterlager · German
Winterlager · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Winterlager |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntɐˌlaːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Winterlager“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Winterlager is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐˌlaːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "provisorisch errichtete Unterkunft für den Winter".
Winterlager doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Winterlager, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-L-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1provisorisch errichtete Unterkunft für den Winter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Winterlager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kapitän Crozier ließ niemanden im Stich; er hielt das Winterlager und zwang die Männer durch strengen Befehl, den eklen Seetang zu kauen, auch wenn der Magen sich umkehrte.“
„Waren die nicht viel zu spät dran mit dem Auspolstern ihrer Winterlager, fragte ich mich.“
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.