Winterquartier

[ˈvɪntɐkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]

/[ˈvɪntɐkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Winterquartier” is uncommon German (frequency #66,876 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,876
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterkunft während des Winters

Corpus desk

Index DE-winterquartier · Winterquartier · German

Winterquartier · rank #66,876 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,876
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirts

Nearest frequency peer: Wirts (+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 „Winterquartier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Winterquartier
PropertyValue
HeadwordWinterquartier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntɐkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]
Letters14
Frequency rank#66,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Winterquartier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wirts“ (#66,877), „Wirtschaftsflüchtlinge“ (#66,878), „widerstandslos“ (#66,873). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Winterquartier“ bei #66,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Winterquartier is uncommon German at frequency #66,876 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntɐkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Winterquartier, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Winterquartier, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterkunft während des Winters
  2. 2
    Platz, an dem Tiere den Winter verbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kurz darauf gingen beide Parteien ins Winterquartier, und beide begannen zu bauen.“
  2. „Die Winterquartiere römischer Truppen betrachteten sie als unrechtmäßige Besetzung ihres Territoriums, sie versuchten, die Römer zu vertreiben.“

Antonyms

Sommerquartier

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 "Winterquartier"?
"Winterquartier" is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-Q-U-A-R-T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɐkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯].
What does "Winterquartier" mean?
As a noun, "Winterquartier" means: Unterkunft während des Winters
How do you pronounce "Winterquartier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Winterquartier" is [ˈvɪntɐkvaʁˌtiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Winterquartier" come from?
"Winterquartier" 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 "Winterquartier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

widerstandslos#66,873Wirtschaftsrat#66,879zeitgenössisch#66,895Zimmerpflanzen#66,905

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list