Waldenser
[valˈdɛnzɐ]
The verdict
“Waldenser” is uncommon German (frequency #96,493 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,493
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger einer protestantisch reformierten Kirche, die das Evangelium verkündet und ein urchristliches Gemeinschaftsleben in Armut anstrebt, insbesondere in Italien
Corpus desk
Index DE-waldenser · Waldenser · German
Waldenser · rank #96,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,493
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH Waldgebieten
Nearest frequency peer: Waldgebieten (+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 „Waldenser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- votieren
votieren
3,514 corpus weight
- wagemutig
wagemutig
3,512 corpus weight
- Wagenheber
Wagenheber
3,511 corpus weight
- Waldenser
Waldenser
3,508 corpus weight
- Waldgebieten
Waldgebieten
3,507 corpus weight
- Walfänger
Walfänger
3,504 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Waldenser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waldenser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [valˈdɛnzɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Waldenser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Waldenser is uncommon German at frequency #96,493 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [valˈdɛnzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhänger einer protestantisch reformierten Kirche, die das Evangelium verkündet und ein urchristliches Gemeinschaftsleben in Armut anstrebt, insbesondere in Italien".
Waldenser has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Waldenser, spelled W-A-L-D-E-N-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Anhänger einer protestantisch reformierten Kirche, die das Evangelium verkündet und ein urchristliches Gemeinschaftsleben in Armut anstrebt, insbesondere in Italien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Waldenser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Waldenser wurden von der katholischen Kirche als Ketzer verfolgt.
Ein Waldenser ist ein Angehöriger einer Laienbewegung.
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.
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