Walachei

[valaˈxaɪ̯]

/[valaˈxaɪ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Walachei” is uncommon German (frequency #73,087 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,087
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Landschaft in Rumänien

Corpus desk

Index DE-walachei · Walachei · German

Walachei · rank #73,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,087
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wahlmänner

Nearest frequency peer: Wahlmänner (-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 „Walachei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Walachei
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalachei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[valaˈxaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Walachei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Walacheifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wahlmänner“ (#73,086), „Waldkraiburg“ (#73,088), „Voyeurismus“ (#73,085). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Walachei“ bei #73,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Walachei is uncommon German at frequency #73,087 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [valaˈxaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Walachei, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Walachei, spelled W-A-L-A-C-H-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landschaft in Rumänien
  2. 2
    abgelegene, zivilisationsarme Gegend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vlad Țepeș, Fürst der Walachei, stand Pate für die Romanfigur Graf Dracula.
  2. Da sind wir mitten in der Walachei angekommen!

Synonyms

am Arsch der WeltEinödej. w. d.Pampa

This word in other languages

Wallachia(English)en el quinto pino(Español)Valachie(Français)

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 "Walachei"?
"Walachei" is spelled W-A-L-A-C-H-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [valaˈxaɪ̯].
What does "Walachei" mean?
As a proper noun, "Walachei" means: Landschaft in Rumänien
How do you pronounce "Walachei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Walachei" is [valaˈxaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Walachei" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

weggeben#73,101weglegen#73,102Weiblein#73,103Westteil#73,112

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list