Wohnens

[ˈvoːnəns]

/[ˈvoːnəns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wohnens” is uncommon German (frequency #65,894 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,894
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wohnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohnens · Wohnens · German

Wohnens · rank #65,894 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,894
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH writers

Nearest frequency peer: writers (+2 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 „Wohnens“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wohnens
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohnens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːnəns]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,894
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohnens“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wohnensfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „writers“ (#65,896), „wuchtige“ (#65,897), „wirbelte“ (#65,890). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wohnens“ bei #65,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wohnens is uncommon German at frequency #65,894 among 2,930 “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

  1. 1
    Genitiv 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wohnens"?
"Wohnens" is spelled W-O-H-N-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːnəns].
What does "Wohnens" mean?
As a noun, "Wohnens" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wohnen
How do you pronounce "Wohnens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohnens" is [ˈvoːnəns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wohnens" come from?
"Wohnens" 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 "Wohnens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

writers#65,896wässern#65,902Welttag#65,882Zufalls#65,918

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list