waves

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The verdict

“waves” is uncommon German (frequency #61,181 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,181
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs wave

Corpus desk

Index DE-waves · waves · German

waves · rank #61,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,181
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wasserstrahl

Nearest frequency peer: Wasserstrahl (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „waves“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „waves“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for waves
PropertyValue
Headwordwaves
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „waves“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wavesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wasserstrahl“ (#61,180), „Warnstreik“ (#61,179), „wegkommt“ (#61,183). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „waves“ bei #61,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

waves is uncommon German at frequency #61,181 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs wave".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for waves, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is waves, spelled W-A-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs wave

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 "waves"?
"waves" is spelled W-A-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "waves" mean?
As a noun, "waves" means: Plural des Substantivs wave
How do you pronounce "waves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "waves" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

volta#61,168zuzog#61,227Topos#61,106Toner#61,103

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list