Wurmloch
[ˈvʊʁmˌlɔx]
The verdict
“Wurmloch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hypothetische topologische Erscheinung der Raumzeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurmloch · Wurmloch · German
Wurmloch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Wurmloch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʊʁmˌlɔx] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wurmloch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wurmloch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʊʁmˌlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wurmloch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wurmloch, spelled W-U-R-M-L-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1hypothetische topologische Erscheinung der Raumzeit
- 2durch ein kriechendes Wesen, wie zum Beispiel durch eine Made, verursachtes Loch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wurmloch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir sitzen direkt vor dem Wurmloch, dürfen aber nicht mal einen Blick hindurchwerfen. Das ist nicht fair, oder?“
Der Apfel hat ein Wurmloch.
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.