Waal

[vaːl]

/[vaːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Waal” is uncommon German (frequency #79,917 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,917
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - häufig in Bergregionen (zum Beispiel in Südtirol) angelegter Bewässerungskanal, der das Wasser aus regenreichen Gebieten in trockenere landwirtschaftlich genutzte Zonen leitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-waal · Waal · German

Waal · rank #79,917 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,917
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vroni

Nearest frequency peer: Vroni (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Waal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Waal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waal
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaːl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,917
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Waal“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Waalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vroni“ (#79,916), „Wabe“ (#79,918), „Wadern“ (#79,919). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waal“ bei #79,917. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waal is uncommon German at frequency #79,917 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [vaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "häufig in Bergregionen (zum Beispiel in Südtirol) angelegter Bewässerungskanal, der das Wasser aus regenreichen Gebieten in trockenere landwirtschaftlich genutzte Zonen leitet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Waal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Waal, spelled W-A-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    häufig in Bergregionen (zum Beispiel in Südtirol) angelegter Bewässerungskanal, der das Wasser aus regenreichen Gebieten in trockenere landwirtschaftlich genutzte Zonen leitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Waal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In steileren Hanglagen oder in erosionsgefährdetem Gelände werden der Boden und die Wände des Waales durch Verbauungen befestigt.“
  2. „Die tägliche Aufsicht über den Waal übt der Waaler aus. Er geht den Waal in seiner Länge mindestens einmal am Tag ab, kontrolliert Wasserstand, Schleusen und Rechen, behebt kleinere Schäden.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Waal"?
"Waal" is spelled W-A-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [vaːl].
What does "Waal" mean?
As a noun, "Waal" means: häufig in Bergregionen (zum Beispiel in Südtirol) angelegter Bewässerungskanal, der das Wasser aus regenreichen Gebieten in trockenere landwirtschaftlich genutzte Zonen leitet
How do you pronounce "Waal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waal" is [vaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Waal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list