Wossi
[ˈvɔsi]
The verdict
“Wossi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person aus den alten Bundesländern, die in der Zeit nach der Wiedervereinigung – etwa aus beruflichen Gründen – in die neuen Bundesländer gezogen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-wossi · Wossi · German
Wossi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Wossi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔsi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wossi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wossi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔsi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person aus den alten Bundesländern, die in der Zeit nach der Wiedervereinigung – etwa aus beruflichen Gründen – in die neuen Bundesländer gezogen ist".
Wossi has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wossi, spelled W-O-S-S-I.
Definition
- 1Person aus den alten Bundesländern, die in der Zeit nach der Wiedervereinigung – etwa aus beruflichen Gründen – in die neuen Bundesländer gezogen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wossi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Wossi gehört man einer Minderheit an, vielleicht können nur wir wirklich nachvollziehen, was in beiden Sorten Deutscher vorgeht.“
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.