Wählerschaft

[ˈvɛːlɐʃaft]

/[ˈvɛːlɐʃaft]/ noun

The verdict

“Wählerschaft” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,316
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Wähler, die eine bestimmte politische Partei oder einen bestimmten, zur Wahl stehenden Kandidaten wählen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Wählerschaft vs Wanderschaft
75% similar

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

Key facts for Wählerschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordWählerschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛːlɐʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#37,316
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wählerschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wählerschaft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Wählerschaft (IPA [ˈvɛːlɐʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,316 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesamtheit der Wähler, die eine bestimmte politische Partei oder einen bestimmten, zur Wahl stehenden Kandidaten wählen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wählerschaft, with forms such as "whälerschaft", "wwählerschaft", and "wähelrschaft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wanderschaft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wählerschaft, spelled W-Ä-H-L-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Wähler, die eine bestimmte politische Partei oder einen bestimmten, zur Wahl stehenden Kandidaten wählen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • whälerschaft
  • wwählerschaft
  • wähelrschaft
  • wähhlerschaft
  • wählercshaft
  • wählerrschaft
  • wählerscahft
  • wählerscchaft
  • wählerschafft
  • wählerschaftt
  • wählerschatf
  • wählerschfat
  • wählerschhaft
  • wählershcaft
  • wählersschaft
  • wählesrchaft
  • wähllerschaft
  • wählreschaft
  • wälherschaft
  • äwhlerschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wählerschaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

whälerschaft2wwählerschaft1wähelrschaft2wähhlerschaft1wählercshaft2wählerrschaft1wählerscahft2wählerscchaft1
Edit distance from "Wählerschaft"

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 "Wählerschaft"?
"Wählerschaft" is spelled W-Ä-H-L-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛːlɐʃaft].
What does "Wählerschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Wählerschaft" means: Gesamtheit der Wähler, die eine bestimmte politische Partei oder einen bestimmten, zur Wahl stehenden Kandidaten wählen
What words are commonly confused with "Wählerschaft"?
"Wählerschaft" is commonly confused with "Wanderschaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wählerschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wählerschaft" is [ˈvɛːlɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wählerschaft" come from?
"Wählerschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Wählerschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ä-H-L-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛːlɐʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Wanderschaft” - see the side-by-side comparison. Wählerschaft vs Wanderschaft
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list