Wohnort

[ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]

/[ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wohnort” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,837
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - politische Gemeinde, in der jemand wohnt oder auch seinen Wohnsitz hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohnort · Wohnort · German

Wohnort · rank #9,837 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,837
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weiden

Nearest frequency peer: Weiden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wohnort“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wohnort“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wohnort vs wohnt
57% similar
Wohnort vs wohnst
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wohnort
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohnort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,837
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wohnort“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wohnortliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Weiden“ (#9,836), „zentraler“ (#9,838), „vorgeschrieben“ (#9,835). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wohnort“ bei #9,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Wohnort (IPA [ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,837 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "politische Gemeinde, in der jemand wohnt oder auch seinen Wohnsitz hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wohnort, with forms such as "owhnort", "whonort", and "wohhnort". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "wohnt", "wohnst", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wohnort, spelled W-O-H-N-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    politische Gemeinde, in der jemand wohnt oder auch seinen Wohnsitz hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen beruflicher Veränderung musste er auch seinen Wohnort wechseln.
  2. Für Kundenbesuche am Wohnort werden generell keine Reisekosten erstattet.

Antonyms

ArbeitsortDienstortGeschäftsortReiseortUrlaubsort

This word in other languages

residence(English)domicile(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owhnort
  • whonort
  • wohhnort
  • wohnnort
  • wohnorrt
  • wohnortt
  • wohnotr
  • wohnrot
  • wohonrt
  • wonhort
  • wwohnort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wohnort - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owhnort2whonort2wohhnort1wohnnort1wohnorrt1wohnortt1wohnotr2wohnrot2
Edit distance from "Wohnort"

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 "Wohnort"?
"Wohnort" is spelled W-O-H-N-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt].
What does "Wohnort" mean?
As a noun, "Wohnort" means: politische Gemeinde, in der jemand wohnt oder auch seinen Wohnsitz hat
What words are commonly confused with "Wohnort"?
"Wohnort" is commonly confused with "wohnt", "wohnst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wohnort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohnort" is [ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wohnort" come from?
"Wohnort" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list