Waisen
[ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“Waisen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,233
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Waise
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 | Waisen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waisen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Waisen (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,233 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waisen, with forms such as "awisen", "waiesn", and "waisenn". 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, "Wien", "wise", "waren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Waisen, spelled W-A-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Waise
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Waise
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Waise
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Waise
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Waise
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Waise
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Waise
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awisen,waiesn,waisenn,waisne,waissen,wasien,wiasen,wwaisen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waisen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Waisen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-I-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯zn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Wien” - see the side-by-side comparison. Waisen vs Wien
- 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.