Wohnens
[ˈvoːnəns]
The verdict
“Wohnens” is uncommon German (frequency #65,894 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,894
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wohnen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohnens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːnəns] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,894 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wohnens” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wohnens is uncommon German at frequency #65,894 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːnəns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wohnen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wohnens, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Wohnens, spelled W-O-H-N-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wohnen
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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Using “Wohnens”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-O-H-N-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvoːnəns] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.