Deutsch homophones
Walter/Walther
"Walter" (#1,792 written frequency) beats "Walther" (#10,775) in this 2-word /ˈvaltɐ/ cluster. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈvaltɐ/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "Walter" leads at #1,792, with "Walther" trailing at #10,775.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "walt" then splits - "Walter" (6 letters) vs "Walther" (7).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across Walter, Walther: aelrtw. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
Walter
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCCVC
Inventory aelrtw · no private letters vs siblings
Walther
7 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCCCVC
Inventory aehlrtw · private h
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "Walter" when you mean: männlicher Vorname
- Write "Walther" when you mean: männlicher Vorname
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.