Walmdach
[ˈvalmˌdax]
The verdict
“Walmdach” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dach, das an den Seiten des Hauses - wo sich sonst der Giebel befindet - abgeschrägt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-walmdach · Walmdach · German
Walmdach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Walmdach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvalmˌdax] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Walmdach“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Walmdach is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvalmˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dach, das an den Seiten des Hauses - wo sich sonst der Giebel befindet - abgeschrägt ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Walmdach, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Walmdach, spelled W-A-L-M-D-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1Dach, das an den Seiten des Hauses - wo sich sonst der Giebel befindet - abgeschrägt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Walmdach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mir gefällt ein Walmdach mit einer Schräge von etwa 20 Grad sehr.“
„Das Walmdach besitzt an allen vier Seiten eine geneigte Dachfläche und kann dadurch dem Wind besser standhalten - warum es etwa in Norddeutschland besonders beliebt ist.“
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.