Wohnblock

[ˈvoːnˌblɔk]

/[ˈvoːnˌblɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wohnblock” is uncommon German (frequency #57,584 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,584
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble von Straßen umfasster Häuser

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohnblock · Wohnblock · German

Wohnblock · rank #57,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,584
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohltätigen

Nearest frequency peer: wohltätigen (-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 „Wohnblock“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wohnblock
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohnblock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːnˌblɔk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohnblock“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wohltätigen“ (#57,583), „workers“ (#57,585), „Wissensvermittlung“ (#57,582). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wohnblock“ bei #57,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wohnblock is uncommon German at frequency #57,584 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːnˌblɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wohnblock, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wohnblock, spelled W-O-H-N-B-L-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble von Straßen umfasster Häuser
  2. 2
    mehr- oder vielgeschossiges, schlicht gegliedertes Wohngebäude, häufig freistehend und nach dem Ende der Altbauära errichtet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für ihre rasche Unterbringung standen 1992 rund 900 Garçonnieren, 350 Startwohnungen in Althäusern und 120 Wohnplätze in einem modernen Wohnblock (20) zur Verfügung; die durchschnittliche Verweildauer beträgt 1 1/2 Jahre.“
  2. „Der Hamburger Künstler Boran Burchhardt will im Stadtteil Veddel die Vorderseite eines Wohnblocks auf 300 Quadratmetern mit 23,5 Karat Blattgold verkleiden.“

This word in other languages

pâté de maisons(Français)

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 "Wohnblock"?
"Wohnblock" is spelled W-O-H-N-B-L-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːnˌblɔk].
What does "Wohnblock" mean?
As a noun, "Wohnblock" means: Ensemble von Straßen umfasster Häuser
How do you pronounce "Wohnblock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohnblock" is [ˈvoːnˌblɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wohnblock" come from?
"Wohnblock" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list