Walkie-Talkie
[ˈvɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ]
The verdict
“Walkie-Talkie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleines, tragbares Gerät für Sprechfunk
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Walkie-Talkie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Walkie-Talkie” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Walkie-Talkie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines, tragbares Gerät für Sprechfunk".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Walkie-Talkie, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Walkie-Talkie, spelled W-A-L-K-I-E---T-A-L-K-I-E.
Definition
- 1kleines, tragbares Gerät für Sprechfunk
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Walkie-Talkie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-L-K-I-E---T-A-L-K-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.