Wallfahrer
[ˈvalˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Wallfahrer” is uncommon German (frequency #83,500 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,500
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der an einer Wallfahrt teilnimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-wallfahrer · Wallfahrer · German
Wallfahrer · rank #83,500 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,500
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH wandelbar
Nearest frequency peer: wandelbar (+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 „Wallfahrer“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Waffenstill…
Waffenstillstands
16,505 corpus weight
- Wahlkämpfen
Wahlkämpfen
16,504 corpus weight
- wahrhaftige
wahrhaftige
16,503 corpus weight
- Wallfahrer
Wallfahrer
16,501 corpus weight
- wandelbar
wandelbar
16,500 corpus weight
- Wanderkarte
Wanderkarte
16,499 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wallfahrer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wallfahrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvalˌfaːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #83,500 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wallfahrer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wallfahrer is uncommon German at frequency #83,500 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvalˌfaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der an einer Wallfahrt teilnimmt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Wallfahrer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Wallfahrer, spelled W-A-L-L-F-A-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der an einer Wallfahrt teilnimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wallfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als sich 1879 "wunderbare Gebetserhörungen" herumsprachen, pilgerten immer mehr Menschen zu dieser Kirche, in der seit 1881 Messen für die Wallfahrer gelesen werden.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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