Wohnsiedlung
[ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ]
The verdict
“Wohnsiedlung” is uncommon German (frequency #64,884 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,884
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusammenhängendes Gebiet mit Wohnhäusern
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohnsiedlung · Wohnsiedlung · German
Wohnsiedlung · rank #64,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,884
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Wohngemeinsch…
Nearest frequency peer: Wohngemeinschaften (-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 „Wohnsiedlung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Weststadt
Weststadt
35,122 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsweise
35,119 corpus weight
- Wohngemeins…
Wohngemeinschaften
35,118 corpus weight
- Wohnsiedlung
Wohnsiedlung
35,117 corpus weight
- wolkenlos
wolkenlos
35,116 corpus weight
- Wundertüte
Wundertüte
35,112 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wohnsiedlung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohnsiedlung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #64,884 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohnsiedlung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wohnsiedlung is uncommon German at frequency #64,884 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusammenhängendes Gebiet mit Wohnhäusern".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wohnsiedlung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wohnsiedlung, spelled W-O-H-N-S-I-E-D-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1zusammenhängendes Gebiet mit Wohnhäusern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wohnsiedlung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es entstanden große Wohnsiedlungen mit modernen sanitären Anlagen und Elektrizität, vor allem für kinderreiche Familien, Kriegsinvaliden und Kriegerwitwen.“
„Ich folgte ihr mit dem Blick bis Berg, vorbei an dem schleimigen Brackwasser bei Bergsbotn, über die Brücke nach Bjerka, dann hoch zu der Wohnsiedlung, wo das Gartenfest stattfand.“
Synonyms
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).