Wohnstube
[ˈvoːnˌʃtuːbə]
The verdict
“Wohnstube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raum, in dem das aktive häusliche Leben stattfindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-wohnstube · Wohnstube · German
Wohnstube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wohnstube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvoːnˌʃtuːbə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wohnstube“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wohnstube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvoːnˌʃtuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raum, in dem das aktive häusliche Leben stattfindet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wohnstube, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Wohnstube, spelled W-O-H-N-S-T-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1Raum, in dem das aktive häusliche Leben stattfindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wohnstube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lachen und Liebe erfüllten die Wohnstube meiner Kindheit.“
„Die Wände waren trocken, weil der Backofen in der Wohnstube die Zimmer mitheizte.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.