Wohnsiedlung

[ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ]

/[ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wohnsiedlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWohnsiedlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohnsiedlung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wohnsiedlungfällt 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: „Wohngemeinschaften“ (#64,883), „wolkenlos“ (#64,885), „Wirtschaftsweise“ (#64,882). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wohnsiedlung“ bei #64,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    zusammenhängendes Gebiet mit Wohnhäusern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es entstanden große Wohnsiedlungen mit modernen sanitären Anlagen und Elektrizität, vor allem für kinderreiche Familien, Kriegsinvaliden und Kriegerwitwen.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wohnsiedlung"?
"Wohnsiedlung" is spelled W-O-H-N-S-I-E-D-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ].
What does "Wohnsiedlung" mean?
As a noun, "Wohnsiedlung" means: zusammenhängendes Gebiet mit Wohnhäusern
How do you pronounce "Wohnsiedlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wohnsiedlung" is [ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wohnsiedlung" come from?
"Wohnsiedlung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list