Walfänger

[ˈvaːlˌfɛŋɐ]

/[ˈvaːlˌfɛŋɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Walfänger” is uncommon German (frequency #96,497 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,497
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die am Walfang beteiligt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-walfanger · Walfänger · German

Walfänger · rank #96,497 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,497
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Warnschüsse

Nearest frequency peer: Warnschüsse (+2 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 „Walfänger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Walfänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalfänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːlˌfɛŋɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,497
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Walfänger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Walfängerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Warnschüsse“ (#96,499), „Waldgebieten“ (#96,494), „Wassenberg“ (#96,500). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Walfänger“ bei #96,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Walfänger is uncommon German at frequency #96,497 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːlˌfɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Walfänger, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Walfänger, spelled W-A-L-F-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die am Walfang beteiligt ist
  2. 2
    Schiff, das für den Walfang bestimmt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So hat es mir bei meinem Besuch auf Juist ein alter Walfänger erzählt.“
  2. „Das Fleisch der erlegten Wale wurde nach festgelegten Regeln an die Walfänger und an die Bevölkerung verteilt.“

Synonyms

Walfangschiff

This word in other languages

whaler(English)ballenero(Español)baleinier(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 "Walfänger"?
"Walfänger" is spelled W-A-L-F-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlˌfɛŋɐ].
What does "Walfänger" mean?
As a noun, "Walfänger" means: Person, die am Walfang beteiligt ist
How do you pronounce "Walfänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Walfänger" is [ˈvaːlˌfɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Walfänger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Waldenser#96,493wagemutig#96,489vorfanden#96,481Wendehals#96,514

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list