Wahlkreis
[ˈvaːlˌkʁaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Wahlkreis” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,774
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geographische Gliederungsebene, die der Organisation einer Wahl dient und in der Regel einer Teilmenge der Wahlberechtigten jeweils einen Teil des zu besetzenden Gremiums zuweist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wahlkreis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaːlˌkʁaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wahlkreis” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Wahlkreis (IPA [ˈvaːlˌkʁaɪ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,774 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "geographische Gliederungsebene, die der Organisation einer Wahl dient und in der Regel einer Teilmenge der Wahlberechtigten jeweils einen Teil des zu besetzenden Gremiums zuweist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wahlkreis, with forms such as "awhlkreis", "wahhlkreis", and "wahklreis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Wahlkreise", "Wahlkreisen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wahlkreis, spelled W-A-H-L-K-R-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1geographische Gliederungsebene, die der Organisation einer Wahl dient und in der Regel einer Teilmenge der Wahlberechtigten jeweils einen Teil des zu besetzenden Gremiums zuweist
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awhlkreis,wahhlkreis,wahklreis,wahlkeris,wahlkkreis,wahlkreiss,wahlkresi,wahlkries,wahlkrreis,wahllkreis,wahlrkeis,walhkreis,whalkreis,wwahlkreis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wahlkreis - 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.
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.
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Using “Wahlkreis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-H-L-K-R-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaːlˌkʁaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Wahlkreise” - see the side-by-side comparison. Wahlkreis vs Wahlkreise
- 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.