Walfisch

[ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ]

/[ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Walfisch” is uncommon German (frequency #91,120 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,120
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer Meeressäuger, Wal

Corpus desk

Index DE-walfisch · Walfisch · German

Walfisch · rank #91,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,120
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wagram

Nearest frequency peer: Wagram (-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 „Walfisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Walfisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalfisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Walfisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Walfischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wagram“ (#91,118), „Wandelhalle“ (#91,122), „Waadtländer“ (#91,116). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Walfisch“ bei #91,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Walfisch is uncommon German at frequency #91,120 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer Meeressäuger, Wal".

No misspelling variants are generated for Walfisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Walfisch, spelled W-A-L-F-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer Meeressäuger, Wal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf Island kann man hervorragend Walfische beobachten.
  2. „Wie bei allem Anglerlatein wurde der Walfisch bei jeder Weitergabe ein gehöriges Stück größer und gefährlicher.“

Synonyms

Wal

This word in other languages

whale(English)ballena(Español)baleine(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 "Walfisch"?
"Walfisch" is spelled W-A-L-F-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ].
What does "Walfisch" mean?
As a noun, "Walfisch" means: großer Meeressäuger, Wal
How do you pronounce "Walfisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Walfisch" is [ˈvaːlˌfɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Walfisch" come from?
"Walfisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Völlerei#91,113weigerst#91,131Wetzikon#91,150Verödung#91,085

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list