Walze

[ˈvalt͡sə]

/[ˈvalt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Walze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,133
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - runder und sehr breiter, sehr schwerer Maschinenteil der Dampfwalze oder Straßenwalze, der vorn angenietet wird und dessen Einsatz im Straßenbau vorkommt, um Kies und andere kleine Steine zu zerdrü...

Corpus desk

Index DE-walze · Walze · German

Walze · rank #39,133 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,133
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wallfahrtskir…

Nearest frequency peer: Wallfahrtskirche (-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 „Walze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Walze“ 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).

Walze vs Ware
60% similar
Walze vs wave
40% similar
Walze vs Warte
60% similar

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

Key facts for Walze
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvalt͡sə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,133
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Walze“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Walzeliegt 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: „Wallfahrtskirche“ (#39,132), „Waschbär“ (#39,134), „Wallenstein“ (#39,131). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Walze“ bei #39,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Walze (IPA [ˈvalt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,133 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Walze, with forms such as "awlze", "walez", and "wallze". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ware", "wave", "Warte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Walze, spelled W-A-L-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    runder und sehr breiter, sehr schwerer Maschinenteil der Dampfwalze oder Straßenwalze, der vorn angenietet wird und dessen Einsatz im Straßenbau vorkommt, um Kies und andere kleine Steine zu zerdrücken und so die Oberfläche zu glätten
  2. 2
    organisiertes Knäuel aufgewickelten Seils in Form eines Kreises
  3. 3
    der zylinderförmige Teil eines Revolvers, der oft aus drei Patronenkammern besteht
  4. 4
    die Form eines geraden Kreiszylinders
  5. 5
    Ackerwalze
  6. 6
    ein längliches, rundes Teil in Maschinen, zum Beispiel in einer Druckmaschine oder in der Blechherstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor der Verlegung der Schottersteine muss der Kies der Straße mit einer Walze geglättet werden.
  2. „Da, wo der Rasen hinkommen sollte, zog Papa eine schwere Walze hinter sich her.“

Synonyms

DampfwalzeStraßenwalzeTrommelZylinder

This word in other languages

cylinder(English)aplanadora(Español)rouleau compresseur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awlze
  • walez
  • wallze
  • walzze
  • wazle
  • wlaze
  • wwalze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Walze - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

awlze2walez2wallze1walzze1wazle2wlaze2wwalze1
Edit distance from "Walze"

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 "Walze"?
"Walze" is spelled W-A-L-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvalt͡sə].
What does "Walze" mean?
As a noun, "Walze" means: runder und sehr breiter, sehr schwerer Maschinenteil der Dampfwalze oder Straßenwalze, der vorn angenietet wird und dessen Einsatz im Straßenbau vorkommt, um Kies und andere kleine Steine zu zerdrü...
What words are commonly confused with "Walze"?
"Walze" is commonly confused with "Ware", "wave", "Warte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Walze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Walze" is [ˈvalt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Walze" come from?
"Walze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Watte#39,136Waden#39,128Vlies#39,119vitro#39,117

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Suffix7 variantsstaut7 variantsScifi7 variantsChico7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list