Walze

/[ˈvalt͡sə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,133

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Walze is aGermannoun. It 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... Pronounced [ˈvalt͡sə]. Often confused with Ware and wave.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Walze is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvalt͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,133 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Walze, with forms such as "awlze", "walez", and "wallze". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ware", "wave", "Warte", 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 Walze, spelled W-A-L-Z-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: awlze,walez,wallze,walzze,wazle,wlaze,wwalze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Walze

Misspelling Variants of "Walze"

awlze5walez5wallze6walzze6wazle5wlaze5wwalze6
Misspelling Variants of "Walze"

Frequency rank: #39,133 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.