Which to use
“waltz” and “Walz” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,544
- “waltz” frequency rank
- #33,902
- “Walz” frequency rank
- 69446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | waltz | Walz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | langsamer Gesellschaftstanz im Dreivierteltakt; English Waltz, langsamer Walzer | Wanderschaft, auf die sich Handwerksgesellen nach der Ausbildung traditionell begeben |
Same sound, different letters: waltz vs Walz
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. waltz runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Walz's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: waltz vs Walz
This is the hard kind. waltz and Walz are pronounced identically ([valt͡s]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
waltz is recorded at frequency rank #35,544, classified as anoun, pronounced [valt͡s]. Walz is at rank #33,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced [valt͡s].
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 69446, this pair ranks #476,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of waltz vs Walz
Shared letters: alwz. Private to "waltz": t. Private to "Walz": -.
"waltz" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Walz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "waltz" and "Walz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "waltz" vs "Walz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "waltz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Walz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #476,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "waltz" and "Walz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waltz vs waste". 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 #476,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.