Weiler

/[ˈvaɪ̯lɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,046

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Weiler is aGermannoun. It means: Wohnsiedlung oder ein Gehöft bestehend aus wenigen Gebäuden, deutlich kleiner als ein Dorf Pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯lɐ]. Often confused with weise and Weite.

Key facts for Weiler
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeiler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvaɪ̯lɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,046
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Weiler in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Weiler is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvaɪ̯lɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,046 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wohnsiedlung oder ein Gehöft bestehend aus wenigen Gebäuden, deutlich kleiner als ein Dorf".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Weiler, with forms such as "ewiler", "weielr", and "weilerr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "weise", "Weite", "Welle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Weiler, spelled W-E-I-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wohnsiedlung oder ein Gehöft bestehend aus wenigen Gebäuden, deutlich kleiner als ein Dorf

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewiler,weielr,weilerr,weiller,weilre,welier,wieler,wweiler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Weiler

Misspelling Variants of "Weiler"

ewiler6weielr6weilerr7weiller7weilre6welier6wieler6wweiler7
Misspelling Variants of "Weiler"

Frequency rank: #16,046 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weiler"?
"Weiler" is spelled W-E-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaɪ̯lɐ].
What does "Weiler" mean?
As a noun, "Weiler" means: Wohnsiedlung oder ein Gehöft bestehend aus wenigen Gebäuden, deutlich kleiner als ein Dorf
What words are commonly confused with "Weiler"?
"Weiler" is commonly confused with "weise", "Weite", "Welle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Weiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weiler" is [ˈvaɪ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weiler" come from?
"Weiler" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.