walkman

[wɔkman]

/[wɔkman]/ noun

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The verdict

“walkman” is uncommon German (frequency #67,877 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,877
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Walkman, Soundabout

Corpus desk

Index DE-walkman · walkman · German

walkman · rank #67,877 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,877
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Waldkirchen

Nearest frequency peer: Waldkirchen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „walkman“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for walkman
PropertyValue
Headwordwalkman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[wɔkman]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „walkman“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Waldkirchen“ (#67,876), „Wahrheitsfindung“ (#67,875), „waschechte“ (#67,879). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „walkman“ bei #67,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

walkman is uncommon German at frequency #67,877 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [wɔkman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Walkman, Soundabout".

No generated misspelling entries exist for walkman in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is walkman, spelled W-A-L-K-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Walkman, Soundabout

Synonyms

baladeur

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 "walkman"?
"walkman" is spelled W-A-L-K-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [wɔkman].
What does "walkman" mean?
As a noun, "walkman" means: Walkman, Soundabout
How do you pronounce "walkman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "walkman" is [wɔkman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wichita#67,889abkühlt#67,949Umlaute#67,804tropfte#67,797

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list