Wallfahrt

[ˈvalˌfaːɐ̯t]

/[ˈvalˌfaːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wallfahrt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,686
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fahrt, Prozession oder Wanderung zu einem Wallfahrtsort oder zu einer Wallfahrtskirche aus religiösen Motiven (wie beispielsweise Buße, Suche nach Heilung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-wallfahrt · Wallfahrt · German

Wallfahrt · rank #26,686 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,686
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserwerfer

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserwerfer (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wallfahrt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wallfahrt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wallfahrt vs Wohlfahrt
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wallfahrt
PropertyValue
HeadwordWallfahrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvalˌfaːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,686
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wallfahrt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wallfahrtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wasserwerfer“ (#26,687), „Wacken“ (#26,684), „weglaufen“ (#26,688). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wallfahrt“ bei #26,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Wallfahrt (IPA [ˈvalˌfaːɐ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,686 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Fahrt, Prozession oder Wanderung zu einem Wallfahrtsort oder zu einer Wallfahrtskirche aus religiösen Motiven (wie beispielsweise Buße, Suche nach Heilung)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wallfahrt, with forms such as "awllfahrt", "walfahrt", and "walflahrt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wohlfahrt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wallfahrt, spelled W-A-L-L-F-A-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Fahrt, Prozession oder Wanderung zu einem Wallfahrtsort oder zu einer Wallfahrtskirche aus religiösen Motiven (wie beispielsweise Buße, Suche nach Heilung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Wallfahrt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. An vielen Orten gibt es regelmäßige Wallfahrten.
  2. „Die Katharinenberger Wallfahrt ist am 7. Oktober 1512 erstmals bezeugt.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awllfahrt
  • walfahrt
  • walflahrt
  • wallafhrt
  • wallfahhrt
  • wallfahrrt
  • wallfahrtt
  • wallfahtr
  • wallfarht
  • wallffahrt
  • wallfhart
  • wlalfahrt
  • wwallfahrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wallfahrt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

awllfahrt2walfahrt1walflahrt2wallafhrt2wallfahhrt1wallfahrrt1wallfahrtt1wallfahtr2
Edit distance from "Wallfahrt"

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 "Wallfahrt"?
"Wallfahrt" is spelled W-A-L-L-F-A-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvalˌfaːɐ̯t].
What does "Wallfahrt" mean?
As a noun, "Wallfahrt" means: die Fahrt, Prozession oder Wanderung zu einem Wallfahrtsort oder zu einer Wallfahrtskirche aus religiösen Motiven (wie beispielsweise Buße, Suche nach Heilung)
What words are commonly confused with "Wallfahrt"?
"Wallfahrt" is commonly confused with "Wohlfahrt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wallfahrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wallfahrt" is [ˈvalˌfaːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wallfahrt" come from?
"Wallfahrt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

weglaufen#26,688Weinberge#26,689vorfinden#26,680wirksamer#26,697

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Windpark13 variantsunsichere13 variantstrocknet13 variantsabgeneigt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list