Walze

[ˈvalt͡sə]

/[ˈvalt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Walze” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,133 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#39,133
frequency rank, German
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

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)

Where “Walze” 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). Walze lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Walze is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 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

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Walze”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-A-L-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvalt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Ware” - see the side-by-side comparison. Walze vs Ware
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list