wähle

[ˈvɛːlə]

/[ˈvɛːlə]/ verb

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The verdict

“wähle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,853
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahle · wähle · German

wähle · rank #7,853 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,853
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wunde

Nearest frequency peer: Wunde (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “wähle”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “wähle” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wähle vs Wal
20% similar
wähle vs Wohl
40% similar
wähle vs Wald
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wähle
PropertyValue
Headwordwähle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛːlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,853
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “wähle” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wähleliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wunde“ (#7,852), „Wälder“ (#7,854), „Witwe“ (#7,851). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wähle (IPA [ˈvɛːlə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,853 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wähle, with forms such as "whäle", "wwähle", and "wähel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wal", "Wohl", "Wald", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 wähle, spelled W-Ä-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • whäle
  • wwähle
  • wähel
  • wähhle
  • wählle
  • wälhe
  • äwhle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wähle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

whäle2wwähle1wähel2wähhle1wählle1wälhe2äwhle2
Edit distance from "wähle"

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 "wähle"?
"wähle" is spelled W-Ä-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛːlə].
What does "wähle" mean?
As a verb, "wähle" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wählen
What words are commonly confused with "wähle"?
"wähle" is commonly confused with "Wal", "Wohl", "Wald". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wähle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wähle" is [ˈvɛːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wähle" come from?
"wähle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wunde#7,852Witwe#7,851Willy#7,849urban#7,838

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Beton7 variantsbezog7 variantsBlume7 variantsBüros7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list