Walker

/[ˈvalkɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,969

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Walker is aGermannoun. It means: Beruf in der Textilproduktion: Person, die Stoffe walkt. Pronounced [ˈvalkɐ]. It ranks #8,969 in German word frequency. Often confused with Wolke and water.

Key facts for Walker
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvalkɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,969
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Walker in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Walker is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvalkɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,969 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Walker, with forms such as "awlker", "wakler", and "walekr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wolke", "water", "Walze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Walker, spelled W-A-L-K-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beruf in der Textilproduktion: Person, die Stoffe walkt.
  2. 2
    Nudelwalker, ein zylindrischer Gegenstand zum Walken (Flachdrücken und Ausbreiten) von Teigen
  3. 3
    Lodenjoppe, Walkjanker, eine Art Jacke aus Filz (ursprünglich Hasenfilz)
  4. 4
    ein Blatthornkäfer (wissenschaftlich Polyphylla Fullo)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: awlker,wakler,walekr,walkerr,walkker,walkre,wallker,wlaker,wwalker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Walker

Misspelling Variants of "Walker"

awlker6wakler6walekr6walkerr7walkker7walkre6wallker7wlaker6
Misspelling Variants of "Walker"

Frequency rank: #8,969 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Walker"?
"Walker" is spelled W-A-L-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvalkɐ].
What does "Walker" mean?
As a noun, "Walker" means: Beruf in der Textilproduktion: Person, die Stoffe walkt.
What words are commonly confused with "Walker"?
"Walker" is commonly confused with "Wolke", "water", "Walze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Walker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Walker" is [ˈvalkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Walker" come from?
"Walker" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.