Wäller
[ˈvɛlɐ]
The verdict
“Wäller” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Westerwälder
Corpus desk
Index DE-waller · Wäller · German
Wäller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wäller |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛlɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wäller“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wäller is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Wäller doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wäller, spelled W-Ä-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1der Westerwälder
- 2eine Hunderasse, die um 1995 im Westerwald herausgezüchtet wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wäller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Wäller hann de Kowelenzer am 20. April 1347 bei der sog. „Grenzhauer Fehd“ en ganz scheene Nidderlach beigebraacht.
"Die Geschichte geht den Wällern, den Leuten aus dem Westerwald, immer noch glatt ein, … Ist es vielleicht nichts, wenn man hört, dass da einmal ein >> Wäller Bou << (= Westerwälder Junge) war, der im zerschlissenen Wams die Kühe […] hütete und als >> Melander von Holzapfel, Generalfeldmarschall des Deutschen Kaiser << starb? Und soll man da nicht stolz w…
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.