Waterloo
[ˈvɔːtɐlu]
The verdict
“Waterloo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,546
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine vernichtende Niederlage, ein herber Rückschlag
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Waterloo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔːtɐlu] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,546 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Waterloo” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Waterloo (IPA [ˈvɔːtɐlu]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,546 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine vernichtende Niederlage, ein herber Rückschlag".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Waterloo, with forms such as "awterloo", "waetrloo", and "watelroo". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Waterloo, spelled W-A-T-E-R-L-O-O.
Definition
- 1eine vernichtende Niederlage, ein herber Rückschlag
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awterloo,waetrloo,watelroo,waterlloo,waterlo,waterolo,waterrloo,watreloo,watterloo,wtaerloo,wwaterloo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Waterloo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Waterloo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-A-T-E-R-L-O-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɔːtɐlu] (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.