Wahlniederlage

[ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə]

/[ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wahlniederlage” is uncommon German (frequency #51,823 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,823
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Verlieren einer Wahl

Key facts for Wahlniederlage
PropertyValue
HeadwordWahlniederlage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#51,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wahlniederlage” 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). Wahlniederlage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wahlniederlage is uncommon German at frequency #51,823 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Verlieren einer Wahl".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wahlniederlage, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wahlniederlage, spelled W-A-H-L-N-I-E-D-E-R-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Verlieren einer Wahl

Synonyms

WahlverlustWahlschlappeWahldesaster

Antonyms

Wahlsieg

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 "Wahlniederlage"?
"Wahlniederlage" is spelled W-A-H-L-N-I-E-D-E-R-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə].
What does "Wahlniederlage" mean?
As a noun, "Wahlniederlage" means: das Verlieren einer Wahl
How do you pronounce "Wahlniederlage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wahlniederlage" is [ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wahlniederlage" come from?
"Wahlniederlage" 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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Using “Wahlniederlage”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-H-L-N-I-E-D-E-R-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvaːlniːdɐˌlaːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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