Waldbrand

[ˈvaltˌbʁant]

/[ˈvaltˌbʁant]/ noun

The verdict

“Waldbrand” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,713
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Wald um sich greifendes Feuer größeren (zumeist vernichtenden) Ausmaßes

Corpus desk

Index DE-waldbrand · Waldbrand · German

Waldbrand · rank #39,713 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,713
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH völkerrechtli…

Nearest frequency peer: völkerrechtlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Waldbrand“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Waldbrand“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Waldbrand vs Waldrand
89% similar
Waldbrand vs Waldbrände
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Waldbrand
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaldbrand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaltˌbʁant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,713
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Waldbrand“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Waldbrandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „völkerrechtlich“ (#39,712), „walden“ (#39,714), „Vorspann“ (#39,711). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Waldbrand“ bei #39,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Waldbrand (IPA [ˈvaltˌbʁant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,713 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in einem Wald um sich greifendes Feuer größeren (zumeist vernichtenden) Ausmaßes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waldbrand, with forms such as "awldbrand", "wadlbrand", and "walbdrand". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Waldrand", "Waldbrände", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Waldbrand, spelled W-A-L-D-B-R-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Wald um sich greifendes Feuer größeren (zumeist vernichtenden) Ausmaßes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Unterschied zu den vergangenen Jahren sind Brandenburgs Forste bislang von größeren Waldbränden weitgehend verschont. 164 überwiegend kleinere Waldbrände auf einer Gesamtfläche von 44 Hektar registrierte das Umweltministerium in der ersten Jahreshälfte.“
  2. „In dieser Gegend, in der seit drei Jahren Trockenheit herrscht und riesige Waldbrände wüten, mischen sich Katastrophenangst und Technikvertrauen.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awldbrand
  • wadlbrand
  • walbdrand
  • waldbarnd
  • waldbbrand
  • waldbradn
  • waldbrandd
  • waldbrannd
  • waldbrnad
  • waldbrrand
  • walddbrand
  • waldrband
  • walldbrand
  • wladbrand
  • wwaldbrand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waldbrand - 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.

awldbrand2wadlbrand2walbdrand2waldbarnd2waldbbrand1waldbradn2waldbrandd1waldbrannd1
Edit distance from "Waldbrand"

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 "Waldbrand"?
"Waldbrand" is spelled W-A-L-D-B-R-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaltˌbʁant].
What does "Waldbrand" mean?
As a noun, "Waldbrand" means: in einem Wald um sich greifendes Feuer größeren (zumeist vernichtenden) Ausmaßes
What words are commonly confused with "Waldbrand"?
"Waldbrand" is commonly confused with "Waldrand", "Waldbrände". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Waldbrand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waldbrand" is [ˈvaltˌbʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waldbrand" come from?
"Waldbrand" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list