Which to use
“Welle” and “Wolke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,315
- “Welle” frequency rank
- #10,595
- “Wolke” frequency rank
- 14910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Welle | Wolke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erhebung von Wasser | große Ansammlung von Wasserteilchen in der Troposphäre |
Where the eye mixes Welle and Wolke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Welle vs Wolke
A purely visual mix-up. Welle ([ˈvɛlə]) and Wolke ([ˈvɔlkə]) 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 14910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Welle is recorded at frequency rank #4,315, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛlə]. Wolke is at rank #10,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔlkə].
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 14910, this pair ranks #1,947,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Welle vs Wolke
Shared letters: elw. Private to "Welle": -. Private to "Wolke": ko.
"Welle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Wolke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Welle" and "Wolke" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Welle" vs "Wolke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Welle" and "Wolke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Welle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wolke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,947,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Welle" and "Wolke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welke vs Wolke". 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 #1,947,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.