Wales

[veɪlz]

/[veɪlz]/ name

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The verdict

“Wales” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,979
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Landesteil des Vereinigten Königreiches

Corpus desk

Index DE-wales · Wales · German

Wales · rank #13,979 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,979
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorderseite

Nearest frequency peer: Vorderseite (-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 „Wales“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wales“ 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).

Wales vs was
40% similar
Wales vs wes
40% similar
Wales vs wars
40% similar

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

Key facts for Wales
PropertyValue
HeadwordWales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[veɪlz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,979
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wales“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorderseite“ (#13,978), „warfen“ (#13,980), „vorbildlich“ (#13,977). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wales“ bei #13,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Wales (IPA [veɪlz]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,979 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Landesteil des Vereinigten Königreiches".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wales, with forms such as "awles", "waels", and "waless". 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, "was", "wes", "wars", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wales, spelled W-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Landesteil des Vereinigten Königreiches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Wales wird neben Englisch noch Walisisch gesprochen.
  2. Wales wird zu den sechs keltischen Nationen gezählt.

This word in other languages

Wales(English)Gales(Español)pays de Galles(Français)Gales(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awles
  • waels
  • waless
  • walles
  • walse
  • wlaes
  • wwales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awles2waels2waless1walles1walse2wlaes2wwales1
Edit distance from "Wales"

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 "Wales"?
"Wales" is spelled W-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [veɪlz].
What does "Wales" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wales" means: Landesteil des Vereinigten Königreiches
What words are commonly confused with "Wales"?
"Wales" is commonly confused with "was", "wes", "wars". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wales" is [veɪlz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wales" come from?
"Wales" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zwerg#13,991Tango#13,957Säcke#13,953Stier#13,949

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

steif7 variantssiegt7 variantssales7 variantsRöhre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list