Waltershausen

[valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩]

/[valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Waltershausen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,498 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,498
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland

Key facts for Waltershausen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaltershausen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Waltershausen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Waltershausen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waltershausen is uncommon German at frequency #88,498 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Waltershausen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Waltershausen, spelled W-A-L-T-E-R-S-H-A-U-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland

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 "Waltershausen"?
"Waltershausen" is spelled W-A-L-T-E-R-S-H-A-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩].
What does "Waltershausen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Waltershausen" means: eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Waltershausen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Waltershausen" is [valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Waltershausen" come from?
"Waltershausen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Waltershausen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-L-T-E-R-S-H-A-U-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [valtɐsˈhaʊ̯zn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list