Waldenser
[valˈdɛnzɐ]
The verdict
“Waldenser” is uncommon German (frequency #96,493 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,493
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anhänger einer protestantisch reformierten Kirche, die das Evangelium verkündet und ein urchristliches Gemeinschaftsleben in Armut anstrebt, insbesondere in Italien
| 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) |
Where “Waldenser” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Waldenser is uncommon German at frequency #96,493 among 38,697 “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
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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Using “Waldenser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-L-D-E-N-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [valˈdɛnzɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.