Welfe
[ˈvɛlfə]
The verdict
“Welfe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angehöriger eines bedeutsamen, fränkischen Adelsgeschlechts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Welfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛlfə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Welfe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Welfe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛlfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger eines bedeutsamen, fränkischen Adelsgeschlechts".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Welfe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Welfe, spelled W-E-L-F-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger eines bedeutsamen, fränkischen Adelsgeschlechts
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Welfe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-L-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɛlfə] (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
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.