Wahlvolk

[ˈvaːlˌfɔlk]

/[ˈvaːlˌfɔlk]/ noun

The verdict

“Wahlvolk” is uncommon German (frequency #66,857 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,857
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der wahlberechtigten Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahlvolk · Wahlvolk · German

Wahlvolk · rank #66,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,857
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlkreises

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlkreises (-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 „Wahlvolk“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wahlvolk
PropertyValue
HeadwordWahlvolk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːlˌfɔlk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wahlvolk“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Wahlvolkfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wahlkreises“ (#66,856), „Wahlkampfveranstaltung“ (#66,855), „wandernde“ (#66,859). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wahlvolk“ bei #66,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wahlvolk is uncommon German at frequency #66,857 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːlˌfɔlk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der wahlberechtigten Personen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Wahlvolk in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Wahlvolk, spelled W-A-H-L-V-O-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der wahlberechtigten Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Wahlvolk hat es nicht gedankt.“

Synonyms

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 "Wahlvolk"?
"Wahlvolk" is spelled W-A-H-L-V-O-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlˌfɔlk].
What does "Wahlvolk" mean?
As a noun, "Wahlvolk" means: Gesamtheit der wahlberechtigten Personen
How do you pronounce "Wahlvolk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wahlvolk" is [ˈvaːlˌfɔlk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wahlvolk" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list