Wallis

/[ˈvalɪs]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,323

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Wallis is aGermanname. It means: Kanton im Südwesten der Schweiz Pronounced [ˈvalɪs]. Often confused with Willi and wells.

Key facts for Wallis
PropertyValue
HeadwordWallis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈvalɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,323
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wallis in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wallis is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvalɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,323 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kanton im Südwesten der Schweiz".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wallis, with forms such as "awllis", "walils", and "walis". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Willi", "wells", "wills", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wallis, spelled W-A-L-L-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kanton im Südwesten der Schweiz

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: awllis,walils,walis,walliss,wallsi,wlalis,wwallis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wallis

Misspelling Variants of "Wallis"

awllis6walils6walis5walliss7wallsi6wlalis6wwallis7
Misspelling Variants of "Wallis"

Frequency rank: #16,323 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wallis"?
"Wallis" is spelled W-A-L-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvalɪs].
What does "Wallis" mean?
As a name, "Wallis" means: Kanton im Südwesten der Schweiz
What words are commonly confused with "Wallis"?
"Wallis" is commonly confused with "Willi", "wells", "wills". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wallis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wallis" is [ˈvalɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wallis" come from?
"Wallis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.