WaltersvsWassersTell them apart

Which to use

“Walters” and “Wassers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,726
“Walters” frequency rank
#11,566
“Wassers” frequency rank
48292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Walters Wassers
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Walter Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Wasser

Where the eye mixes Walters and Wassers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Walters and Wassers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Walters
7 ch
Wassers

Visual trap between Walters and Wassers

A purely visual mix-up. Walters ([ˈvaltɐs]) and Wassers ([ˈvasɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Walters is recorded at frequency rank #36,726, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaltɐs]. Wassers is at rank #11,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvasɐs].

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 48292, this pair ranks #1,253,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Walters vs Wassers

Shared letters: aersw. Private to "Walters": lt. Private to "Wassers": -.

"Walters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Wassers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Walters ← awlters · waletrs · wallters · walterrs · walterss · waltesr · waltres · waltters
  • Wassers ← awssers · wasers · wasesrs · wasserrs · wasserss · wassesr · wassres · waßers

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Walters" and "Wassers" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaltɐs] versus [ˈvasɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Walters" vs "Wassers" - which ranks higher?
"Wassers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,566 in our German list, against #36,726 for "Walters". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Walters" and "Wassers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Walters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Wassers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,253,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Walters" and "Wassers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Walters vs waters". 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 #1,253,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list