Wehfrau
[ˈveːˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Wehfrau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die anderen ebensolchen bei der Geburt beisteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-wehfrau · Wehfrau · German
Wehfrau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wehfrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈveːˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wehfrau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wehfrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈveːˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die anderen ebensolchen bei der Geburt beisteht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Wehfrau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Wehfrau, spelled W-E-H-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die anderen ebensolchen bei der Geburt beisteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wehfrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hedda Dahl wollte Wehfrau werden.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.