wälzen

[ˈvɛlt͡sn̩]

/[ˈvɛlt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“wälzen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,564
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sache mit Kraft drücken und schieben, indem sie sich dreht

Corpus desk

Index DE-walzen · wälzen · German

wälzen · rank #35,564 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,564
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wunschdenken

Nearest frequency peer: Wunschdenken (-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 „wälzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wälzen“ 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).

wälzen vs waren
50% similar
wälzen vs wollen
67% similar
wälzen vs warten
50% similar

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

Key facts for wälzen
PropertyValue
Headwordwälzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈvɛlt͡sn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,564
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wälzen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wälzenliegt 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: „Wunschdenken“ (#35,563), „yet“ (#35,565), „Wochenendes“ (#35,562). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wälzen“ bei #35,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wälzen (IPA [ˈvɛlt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,564 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wälzen, with forms such as "wläzen", "wwälzen", and "wälezn". 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, "waren", "wollen", "warten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wälzen, spelled W-Ä-L-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Sache mit Kraft drücken und schieben, indem sie sich dreht
  2. 2
    sich viel und lange bewegen, zum Beispiel von einer Seite auf die andere
  3. 3
    behandeln
  4. 4
    viele Seiten eines Buches schnell schauen; durchblättern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe diesen großen Stein durch das Feld gewälzt, denn ich konnte ihn nicht aufheben.
  2. Er konnte nicht einschlafen, sondern wälzte sich unruhig im Bett.

Synonyms

drehenrollendrehenbehandelndurchblätterndurchsuchen

This word in other languages

roll(English)rodar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • wläzen
  • wwälzen
  • wälezn
  • wällzen
  • wälzenn
  • wälzne
  • wälzzen
  • wäzlen
  • äwlzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wälzen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

wläzen2wwälzen1wälezn2wällzen1wälzenn1wälzne2wälzzen1wäzlen2
Edit distance from "wälzen"

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 "wälzen"?
"wälzen" is spelled W-Ä-L-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlt͡sn̩].
What does "wälzen" mean?
As a verb, "wälzen" means: eine Sache mit Kraft drücken und schieben, indem sie sich dreht
What words are commonly confused with "wälzen"?
"wälzen" is commonly confused with "waren", "wollen", "warten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wälzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wälzen" is [ˈvɛlt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wälzen" come from?
"wälzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Atrium#35,629Ultima#35,494Tivoli#35,483steril#35,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Wallach9 variantsabspann9 variantsAuflauf9 variantsbegegne9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list