Which to use
“Walz” and “Walze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,902
- “Walz” frequency rank
- #39,133
- “Walze” frequency rank
- 73035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Walz | Walze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wanderschaft, auf die sich Handwerksgesellen nach der Ausbildung traditionell begeben | runder und sehr breiter, sehr schwerer Maschinenteil der Dampfwalze oder Straßenwalze, der vorn angenietet wird und dessen Einsatz im Straßenbau vorkommt, um Kies und andere kleine Steine zu zerdrücken und so die Oberfläche zu glätten |
Where the eye mixes Walz and Walze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Walz runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Walze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Walz and Walze
A purely visual mix-up. Walz ([valt͡s]) and Walze ([ˈvalt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Walz” sits inside “Walze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Walz is recorded at frequency rank #33,902, classified as anoun, pronounced [valt͡s]. Walze is at rank #39,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvalt͡sə].
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 73035, this pair ranks #371,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Walz vs Walze
Shared letters: alwz. Private to "Walz": -. Private to "Walze": e.
"Walz" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Walze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Walz" for "Walze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Walz" or "Walze" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Walz" and "Walze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Walz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Walze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Walz" and "Walze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Walze 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 #371,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.