Which to use
“wale” and “Wohle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,369
- “wale” frequency rank
- #15,000
- “Wohle” frequency rank
- 38369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wale | Wohle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rippe, Salleiste, feste Webkante | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Wohl |
Letter map: wale vs Wohle
Shared letters muted; letters that set wale and Wohle apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. wale runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Wohle's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: wale and Wohle
wale and Wohle are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wale is recorded at frequency rank #23,369, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Wohle is at rank #15,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːlə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38369, this pair ranks #1,565,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wale vs Wohle
Shared letters: elw. Private to "wale": a. Private to "Wohle": ho.
"wale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Wohle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wale" and "Wohle" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wale" vs "Wohle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wale" and "Wohle".
- Full dictionary entry for "wale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wohle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,565,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wale" and "Wohle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs wale". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,565,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.